Lucknow, Oct. 26 -- An apparently 'cheeky' reply by Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa regarding the issue of a bizarre name in the voter list raised by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders has drawn sharp criticism from Opposition leaders.

In a post on X, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Monday drew the UP CEO's attention to the issue raised by party leader Rajesh Yadav concerning the bizarre name "Ram ne Yadav ko maara" in the voter list for the Legislative Council election for the Allahabad-Jhansi Graduate constituency.

"Why did Ram ultimately kill a "Yadav" specifically? Why didn't Ram kill a Singh, Pathak, Asthana, Sharma, Rai, or Bisht? Is your computer deeply casteist? Are you pushing some party's agenda? @rajes...