SP Seeks EC Notice To Yogi Adityanath Over Claim Of 1.27 Crore Missing Hindu Voters

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday urged the Election Commission (EC) to issue a notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his claim that names of 1.27 crore Hindu voters were missing from the state's electoral rolls.

In a memorandum submitted to Chief Electoral Officer, SP state president Shyamlal Pal accused the poll panel of double standards, alleging that it sought affidavits from opposition leaders raising concerns over electoral irregularities but had not questioned the chief minister over his statement.

The party demanded that the EC seek an affidavit from Adityanath to establish the credibility of his claim, which he reportedly made in an interview with a private news channel.

The SP also referred to a notice issued by the commission to party chief Akhilesh Yadav on October 27, 2022, after he alleged irregularities in electoral rolls following the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections that year. The EC had then sought Yadav's response and maintained that electoral rolls were not prepared on the basis of religion or caste, the memorandum stated.