Lucknow, Dec. 18 -- Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said the party is providing an aid of Rs 2 lakh to the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) amid reported deaths during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll.

Speaking to reporters in Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav asked the Election Commission to support the families of the deceased BLOs.

He said, "We are giving an aid of Rs 2 Lakh. We have demanded that the Election Commission help his family."

Further alleging "vote theft" by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Yadav claimed that the party is receiving threats to remove its voters from the electoral roll.

"The CM himself has accepted (vote theft). We are getting threats that they will remove our votes. The Election C...