LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- As the first phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls nears its end in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has asked booth level agents (BLAs), his better known as 'PDA Praharis', to stay prepared for protest if required while thanking them for working on the ground to prevent the alleged deletion of genuine voters. The party has also announced that all PDA Praharis will receive certificates of appreciation.

In an open letter to PDA Prahari's on Tuesday evening, Akhilesh Yadav cautioned that millions of people were on the verge of being deprived of their voting rights due to alleged shortcomings in the SIR mapping app. He said efforts must be made to ensure affected voters ...