Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid protests over Bihar voter rolls revision issue
Rajya Sabha proceedings were cut short as continued Opposition protests over Bihar's Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls forced the House to adjourn for the day.
PTI

NEW DELHI, 24 JULY
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday shortly after reassembling for the post-lunch session as Opposition MPs raised slogans demanding the withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar.
The Upper House was earlier adjourned till 2pm.
When it met at 2pm, the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill 2025 was taken up for discussion, and AIADMK MP M Thambidurai, who could not complete his speech on the Bill on Wednesday amid protests, was asked to continue by Chair Bhubaneswar Kalita.
Opposition MPs, meanwhile, continued their protest and raised slogans demanding that the SIR exercise be stopped.
After Thambidurai, Ayodhya Rami Reddy of YSRCP started speaking on the Bill. However, the protests continued, and Opposition MPs came close to the member's seat and raised slogans.
Amid the din, the Chair adjourned the House for the day.
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