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NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday targeted UP CM Yogi Adityanath over his claim that 1.27 crore “Hindu voters” had been deleted from the electoral rolls. He raised qyuestions over the authenticity of the claim saying, “How the Election Commission provided him this information remains a mystery”.“How can the chief minister say that names of 1.27 crore Hindu voters have been deleted (from the electoral rolls)? How the Election Commission provided him this information remains a mystery,” news agency PTI quoted him as saying.He further said that the statement was part of a conspiracy “to spread fear in society”.“He has made the comment to rile up sentiments he can benefit from,” Yadav said.“The BJP is now planning to bring in individuals from Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and other parts, and have them registered as voters in Uttar Pradesh,” he added.The Samajwadi Party chief accused the BJP government and the Election Commission of being in cahoots, alleging that while the opposition has no information, the chief minister knows that 1.27 crore Hindu voters have been deleted from the rolls.“When a voter arrives to cast their ballot, they will be turned away on the pretext that their name is missing from the list,” he said.The Samajwadi Party on Thursday asked EC to issue a notice to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath over his claim that 1.27 crore Hindu voters’ names were missing from the state’s electoral rolls.In a memorandum submitted to Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), party state president Shyamlal Pal accused the poll panel of adopting different standards for the ruling party and the opposition. He pointed out that the EC seeks affidavits from opposition leaders who flag alleged irregularities in voter lists but has not questioned Adityanath over his statement. The SP said the chief minister should also be asked to submit an affidavit to protect the commission’s credibility.
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The party also referred to a notice issued by the EC to SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on October 27, 2022, after he alleged discrepancies in the electoral rolls following the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections that year. The memorandum said the commission had sought Yadav’s response and maintained that voter lists were not prepared on the basis of religion or caste.
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