Lucknow, Dec. 5 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday launched a sharp attack on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, alleging a "conspiracy" to delete voters belonging to the Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak (PDA) communities.

In a post on X, Yadav demanded that the SIR process be halted and reviewed immediately, asserting that any attempts to remove eligible voters must be investigated without delay. He outlined four key demands for the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the authorities overseeing the SIR exercise.

The SP Chief wrote, "Direct demand on SIR: - The data on what percentage of SIR has been done in UP should be published today. - Remove the life-threatening press...