Lucknow, Jan. 7 -- : The publication of the draft electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process has triggered sharp political reactions across parties in Uttar Pradesh with the Opposition questioning the impartiality of the process and the ruling BJP defending it.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief spokesperson and former Uttar Pradesh minister Rajendra Chaudhary alleged that the ruling party got the voter list amended to its advantage.

"There have been anomalies in the SIR process which deprived voters of their rights. The ruling party ensured their supporters remained on the list, and the extension of time in the SIR was granted for this purpose. The process is not unbiased. Our PDA Praharis have done a commendable job an...