New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- The Lok Sabha witnessed a stormy debate on election reforms on Wednesday, culminating in a robust and detailed response from union Home Minister Amit Shah, while the Congress-led Opposition staged a walkout in protest.
Opening his reply, Amit Shah sharply criticised the Opposition, particularly Congress, for spreading "one-sided lies" and "falsehood" about the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
He stressed that the SIR exercise is a constitutional responsibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI), which functions independently and is not answerable to the government.
"Parliament is not the right place to debate the SIR," Shah asserted, emphasizing that the government welcomes discuss...