Lucknow, Sept. 23 -- Reacting to an Indian Express report which said two Election Commissioners had raised objections multiple times over decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and electoral roll procedures, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday questioned the credibility of the poll panel, alleging that voters supporting his party were "systematically deleted" from the electoral rolls without any corrective action.

Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Yadav said, "The Election Commission claims it will strengthen democracy. When such things are happening within the Election Commission itself, where can one place their trust? In the span of 10 months, various officials have written letters...