LUCKNOW, Nov. 11 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress president Aradhana Mishra on Tuesday said the concern raised by chief minister Yogi Adityanath over the deletion of voters' names in the state was an endorsement of what Rahul Gandhi had been saying.

"Though the chief minister has cited a figure of 1.27 crore, it is only half the actual number. By raising the concern, the UP chief minister has echoed the apprehensions Rahul Gandhi had expressed earlier," Mishra said.

She pointed out that the chief minister had not only raised the issue but also said the BJP had submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission. "This is a major endorsement of what the Congress party has been saying. The SIR exercise must be stopped immediately, and Gyanesh Kuma...