Winter Session Stormy Start: PM Modi Calls for Discipline as Opposition Protests 'Vote Chori' and SIR 2.0

Winter Session Stormy Start: PM Modi Calls for Discipline as Opposition Protests 'Vote Chori' and SIR 2.0

On this Special Report, India Today tracks the stormy start to the Winter Session of Parliament on December 1, 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged members to avoid 'theatrics and drama', stating, 'Parliament is not the place' for such actions. However, the Opposition launched a fierce protest alleging 'vote chori' (vote theft) through the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR 2.0) of electoral rolls. The programme highlights…

Opposition Stages Parliament Protest Against SIR, Accuses Government of ‘Vote Chori’

Several opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with MPs from DMK and others, staged a protest on December 2, 2025, at Parliament’s Makar Dwar during the Winter Session’s second day. They demanded an immediate debate on electoral reforms and opposed the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and three Union …