As the Opposition continued to disrupt the Rajya Sabha for a second straight day on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) with demands for an immediate discussion on the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, citing the recent suicides of booth level officers, the Union government insisted that a discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram would come first.
The Centre maintained that it is not averse to a discussion on the SIR, but said the Opposition cannot insist on a date. After a morning adjournment, Opposition MPs staged a walkout in the afternoon, raising slogans, saying “SIR par charcha ho (there should be a debate on SIR).”
Within an hour of convening on Tuesday morning, proceedings in the Upper House were adjourned till 2 p.m. following protests against the SIR by Opposition parties. As soon as the laying of papers concluded, Opposition MPs trooped into the well of the House, raising slogans and demanding a discussion on the voter list revision exercise.
‘Not appropriate’
The protests escalated after Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan rejected 20 notices under Rule 267 on five different subjects, stating they did not meet the procedural requirements. He did not read out the subjects of these motions which the Opposition flagged. As the Zero Hour proceeded amid the commotion, the Chair adjourned the proceedings till 2 p.m. Amidst the din, Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj K. Jha made a zero hour submission that the Preamble of the Constitution and a summary of B.R. Ambedkar’s essay titled, Annihilation of Caste, should be read out in school assemblies.
