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Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
TMC seeks timeline for talks on SIR, Sindoor
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Friday sought a fixed timeline from the Centre for discussions on Bihar's special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and Operation Sindoor. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, the party's deputy leader in Lok Sabha, made the demand during an all-party meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla where Union ministers Arjun Meghwal and Kiren Rijiju were present. Dastidar said the Speaker informed her that discussion on Operation Sindoor would begin Monday but did not commit to a timeframe to discuss SIR. According to her, the Speaker cited a UPA-era rule that stated: "EC, being an autonomous body, its functions cannot be discussed on the floor of the House." "Discussions on Operation Sindoor are important. We too want to know where the perpetrators went. But the discussions must include SIR. The UPA logic doesn't hold because EC has now become a BJP party office," Dastidar told reporters outside Parliament. "SIR is a dark shadow on our democracy. Overnight, eligible voters are being struck off voter rolls. This hits (at) the core of our democracy," she added. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Trinamool MPs were part of continuing protests in Parliament on Friday. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Search and Discover search Search Now Undo The party's leader in the Rajya Sabha, Derek O'Brien, said, "The SIR issue is TMC's top priority. EC has a mandate to conduct elections as a constitutional body, but we cannot allow genuine citizens who are voters to be removed." "We will talk to like-minded parties. We should also gherao the EC. It is operating like a BJP branch office. They are depriving people of their rights. This is not just about Bihar. It's a dangerous ploy nationally. We want Parliament to run; every opposition party wants Parliament to run. We want discussion under any rule on SIR. If the govt does not allow that, it means they want to disrupt the House," O'Brien said. Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra, who had moved the SC on this issue, told ANI: "Such a thing has never happened in the history of India. The EC, which is a constitutional body, is working as a branch of the BJP. CEC speaks like a spokesperson of the BJP... In 24 hours, the number of untraceable voters went from over 11,000 to more than 1 lakh... If the home ministry is trying to say that there are 56 lakh illegal voters in Bihar, where did they come from?"
India Today
30-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
BJP to distribute sindoor? Trinamool calls proposal disrespectful, dangerous
Amid reports that the BJP plans to distribute vermillion among women, the Trinamool Congress has vehemently opposed the move, calling it a "dangerous and divisive tactic".The Trinamool Congress slammed the BJP for "politicising" sindoor and accused the party of misusing the sacred Hindu symbol for electoral and communal gains, warning that such moves risk deepening religious sources have indicated the party plans to distribute sindoor across the country as part of a larger public outreach campaign, aimed at connecting with women voters and reinforcing cultural "Sindoor holds deep spiritual significance for Hindu women. Exploiting it for political mileage is not only disrespectful but also dangerous," Trinamool MP Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar told India party also alleged that the BJP's tactics are reminiscent of the 'divisive' strategies once employed by the CPI(M), calling it a 'low political gesture.'The TMC warns that such overtures may mask a deeper agenda to pit communities against each other. 'This is not outreach, this is outcry politics,' said Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, adding that the move reflects BJP's 'desperation' following stiff opposition in Bengal and other Congress, too, has come down heavily on the BJP for using Operation Sindoor as a political tool, with Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak saying that it was being used as a 'shield' to hide the failures of the Modi political slugfest comes just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to West Bengal, where he criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party for violence in Murshidabad and Malda, calling them a reflexion of her government's cruelty and indifference. Banerjee, too, hit back at Modi and accused the BJP of politicising Operation Watch
