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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav connected Saturday (January 24, 2026) questioned the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls successful Uttar Pradesh, alleging irregularities and accusing the Election Commission of failing to guarantee impartiality.
"There is simply a precise important issue. Related reports are continuously coming to light," the erstwhile Chief curate said, referring to the SIR exercise.
Addressing a property conference, Mr. Yadav recalled that erstwhile the Election Commission announced the revision connected November 4, 2025, it had promised to guarantee that "no deficiency remains successful the voters' list" and assured that the process would marque the electoral rolls "pure and inclusive".
"The Election Commission said that with the assistance of mapping and technology, the voters' database would beryllium made perfectly close and nary elector would beryllium near out," the Samajwadi Party main said, adding, "What we spot connected the crushed are respective irregularities."
Citing discrepancies recovered successful the Kannauj Sadar Assembly constituency, which is portion of his Lok Sabha seat, Mr. Yadav said, "If this is the concern successful 1 constituency, 1 tin ideate what is happening crossed the full state." He alleged that officials were moving successful collusion with the authorities and claimed that the Election Commission, "which is simply a law body, is nary longer acting impartially".
During the caller bypolls, Mr. Yadav alleged, "votes were looted astatine the booths".
While CCTV footage existed, helium claimed, the Election Commission decided that it would not beryllium fixed to immoderate governmental party.
He further alleged that the SIR workout was being utilized arsenic a instrumentality to weaken the opposition.
"Through this revision, respective conspiracies and manipulations are being carried retired to weaken the opposition, and the BJP authorities is preparing for it," helium claimed.
Mr. Yadav besides questioned repeated extensions of the SIR timeline, saying they reflected a deficiency of preparedness.
"First, the clip was extended, past it was extended again. This shows that they were not prepared," helium said, questioning what exertion and method experts were being utilized for the exercise.
