Lok Sabha officials had conveyed to the Gandhi siblings that the speaker would like to meet them while proceedings of the Lower House were underway
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi earlier sought a discussion on voter lists prepared by the Election Commission on which several political parties had raised questions
Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi had tabled the reports of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in the Lower House
Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi while speaking in the Lok Sabha stated that the House needs to discuss the issue of voters list
He said, "Question is being raised on the voter list in every states. In Maharashtra, questions were raised on black and white voter list. The entire opposition is just saying that there should be a discussion on the voter's list."
Earlier, TMC's Saugata Roy said Mamata Banerjee had shown the same EPIC numbers in the voters list in Haryana, West Bengal
"This shows serious flaws, pointed out earlier with regard to Maharashtra, Haryana. They are preparing for a jump in the Bengal, Assam polls next year. Total voter list should be totally revised," he said, adding that ECI should reply on its mistakes
On March 6, a delegation of the Trinamool Congress met Election Commission officials in Kolkata regarding their complaints about the same Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number
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