"No transparency in ECI...fooling public": Shama Mohamed slams BJP over SIR in Bihar
Jul 23, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 23 : Congress leader Shama Mohamed launched a strong attack on the BJP-led NDA government over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar on Wednesday, saying there is no transparency within the Election Commission of India and they are fooling the public.
Speaking to ANI, Mohamed said, "...There is no transparency in the Election Commission of India, and we are asking for time from the Election Commission of India regarding some anomalies, but they are not giving us time. This means something is wrong..."
She further questioned the decision to begin the SIR process just months ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, alleging political bias. "Why did the Election Commission start the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise three months before the Bihar Assembly elections... The Election Commission of India is fooling the public..." she told ANI.
Earlier in the day, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi hit out at the BJP-led NDA government over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar, accusing it of "snatching" people's right to vote.
Terming the electoral roll revision in Bihar as "Vote Chori", Gogoi said that the government does not want a discussion on the issue during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament.
Alleging the revision was an "attack" on democracy, the Congress leader said, "...If we don't protect people's right to vote, then how will democracy stay alive? ...They don't want discussion on this 'vote chori'. BJP is attacking democracy once again and snatching people's right to vote."
Meanwhile, amid continued uproar and protests from the Opposition MPs on the third day of the monsoon session, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till July 24. Both Houses will again meet at 11 am on Thursday.
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced major disruptions amid Opposition protest over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Operation Sindoor, the Pahalgam attack and US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of brokering peace between India and Pakistan.
