Winter Session Stormy Start: PM Modi Calls for Discipline as Opposition Protests 'Vote Chori' and SIR 2.0

On this Special Report, India Today tracks the stormy start to the Winter Session of Parliament on December 1, 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged members to avoid 'theatrics and drama', stating, 'Parliament is not the place' for such actions. However, the Opposition launched a fierce protest alleging 'vote chori' (vote theft) through the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR 2.0) of electoral rolls. The programme highlights the human cost of the exercise, citing the suicide of booth-level officer (BLO) Suresh Singh in Moradabad due to alleged work pressure. The report notes that 33 BLOs have reportedly died in the last month amid the rollout of the new system across 12 states.