Trinamool Congress national joint secretary Derek O’Brien on Wednesday (November 4, 2026) hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s challenge to the Opposition to debate the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Parliament, recalling how an INDIA bloc demand for a discussion on the issue in the Rajya Sabha was not taken up last year.
“A special video for Messrs Modi-Shah & cronies. A reminder from a Parliament they mock. Rajya Sabha. Two minutes that tell a story,” Mr. I.N.D.I.A parties demanded a discussion on SIR. The BJP BLOCKED it. Addressing an event in Raipur, he accused the Congress of disrupting parliamentary proceedings and taking political disputes to the streets instead of discussing them in the House.
1 December 2025. Watch. https://t.co/DoOVLckxxH On Tuesday (November 3), Mr.
O’Brien said on X. Shah said the government was ready to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss SIR, challenging Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to participate in a debate. And today, all the big talk about wanting a debate!
