New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday slammed the Centre for not allowing a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Parliament, calling the move "unfortunate for the country and harmful for democracy."

The Upper House witnessed sharp exchanges between the new Chairperson, CP Radhakrishnan, and Kharge amid continuous sloganeering by Opposition MPs demanding a debate on the SIR exercise.

Speaking to ANI outside the Parliament building, Kharge said that MPs from the INDIA bloc will continue the "fight" against the ongoing SIR exercise.

"The Opposition is raising it and wants to discuss the SIR matter seriously. But the chairman did ...