Yogi Adityanath Targets Congress over SIR, Says Opposition Harming Democracy
He said the Election Commission had already clarified the process and that the Supreme Court had upheld its action on electoral roll revisions.
- On Sunday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath targeted Congress and opposition parties amid ongoing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in India.
- Yogi alleged the opposition has been "part of every conspiracy" to harm democracy, noting that SIR exercises occurred under Congress-led governments in 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965-66, and 2003.
- The Election Commission stated that voters excluded during the SIR process "have full liberty to fill out the forms," the Chief Minister noted, citing clarifications before media.
- Alleging the opposition compromised national security through "corrupt" functioning, the Chief Minister added that criticism of constitutional institutions aims to damage India's global image.
- Akhilesh Yadav launched the Samajwadi Party's PDA Rath Yatra campaign for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, intensifying political campaigning ahead of the polls.
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Breaking News: Yogi Adityanath Slams Congress, SP Over SIR Row, Seeks Apology to Nation
<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" dir="auto" data-start="138" data-end="549">Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister <span class="contents" data-content-reference-start="198" data-content-reference-end="239"><span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Yogi Adityanath</span></span></span> launched a sharp attack on opposition parties, particularly Congress and the Samajwadi…
Yogi Adityanath defends EC, slams Opposition parties for ‘defaming India’
Defending the Election Commission amid Opposition questions over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanded that Congress and other Opposition parties apologise to the country.
'Congress, Opposition parties part of every conspiracy that could harm democracy': CM Yogi
Amid the controversy surrounding the SIR, CM Yogi Adityanath launched a verbal attack on the Congress and other opposition parties, stating that their attitude has always been to undermine constitutional institutions.
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