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CM Yogi’s deleted Hindu voters remark sparks political slugfest
The BJP dismissed Akhilesh Yadav's concerns, while Congress MP Pawan Khera said his party had long warned that SIR was resulting in voter deletions.
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He alleged that the ruling party planned to bring individuals from Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and possibly other places to register them on the Uttar Pradesh electoral rolls.
He claimed the exercise involved “underground or unregistered elements” and warned that voters would face mismatched lists inside and outside polling booths. “This is all a big conspiracy by the BJP,” he asserted.
Responding to Yadav’s remarks, BJP state spokesperson Dinesh Pratap Singh said: “Based on feedback from party workers, an assessment of missing voters has been made. The issue was also addressed at the party’s meeting on SIR today (Friday). Akhilesh Yadav need not worry.”
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Congress MP Pawan Khera also questioned the BJP, saying his party had been flagging concerns about alleged deletion of voters during the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise across the country for months.
“They’re only saying this today. We’ve been saying for months that wherever SIR is happening across the country, votes are being deleted. Now, if their voters — or anyone who knows someone who got deleted — ask why Amit Shah is having their names removed. Do they want to lose,” asked Khera.
