LUCKNOW, June 30 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) voter verification drive in Bihar ahead of assembly elections there scheduled for later this year.

"First of all, the identity of those 'volunteers' who are being planned to be used for voter verification in Bihar and Bengal should be revealed. It should be ensured that these 'volunteers' are not associated with any organisation, headquarters or branch related to the ruling party and their associates. Their social media accounts should be investigated to ensure that they are not associated with any political party," Yadav wrote in a post on his official X account on Monday.

"The suspected volunteers should not be allowed to be ...