Congress discusses Centre’s stance on SIR debate, Vande Mataram anniversary

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Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. File

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. File | Photo Credit: ANI

The parliamentary strategy radical of the Congress enactment met connected Sunday (November 30, 2025) to travel up connected discussions held earlier with the authorities astatine an all-party meeting, and the Lok Sabha’s Business Advisory Committee (BAC).

At the BAC, the Centre conveyed its volition to person a treatment connected the 150th day of the nationalist song, the Vande Mataram. Opposition members, however, insisted connected archetypal having a statement connected undertaking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) crossed 9 States and 3 Union Territories.

Although the authorities indicated it was unfastened to discussing electoral reforms connected the level of the House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Opposition helium would revert by Monday (December 1, 2025) morning.

The Opposition Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc is besides gathering aboriginal connected Monday (December 1, 2025) greeting astatine the parliamentary enclosure of Congress president and Leader of the Opposition successful the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge.

On Sunday (November 30, 2025) evening, the parliamentary group, including Mr. Kharge and his Lok Sabha counterpart Rahul Gandhi, focused connected the government’s presumption connected their request to person a treatment connected conducting the SIR crossed 9 States and 3 Union Territories.

Mr. Gandhi is said to person flagged the contented of the Bihar predetermination results and alleged “vote chori (theft)”.

The gathering was held astatine Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s authoritative residence.

Although the Congress volition instrumentality a agreed basal connected the SIR on with different Opposition parties, sources indicated that they would not relent successful allowing the Parliament to relation usually unless the authorities agreed to their request for a statement connected the SIR.

Apart from the treatment connected the SIR, the main Opposition enactment is besides keen connected raising the issues of the car weaponry blast adjacent the Red Fort successful Delhi; the nationalist capital’s aerial contamination crisis; the concern successful Ladakh; and overseas relations, particularly with the United States.

Published - November 30, 2025 10:16 p.m. IST

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