LUCKNOW, Nov. 30 -- Terming the enumeration and verification of over 16 crore voters within a month "impossible", Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the extension for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for seven days was insignificant.

The Kannauj MP said the SIR exercise had become a source of trouble for people.

"The Election Commission has not done anything significant by extending the SIR deadline by seven days. In a state like Uttar Pradesh, it is not possible to count and verify 16 crore voters in a month. BLOs are under significant workload, which is impacting their physical and mental health," Akhilesh said in a statement issued on Sunday.

"The Samajwadi Party had demanded a three-month e...