Yogi Adityanath backs Special Intensive Revision to remove ineligible names
In short
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said ineligible names should be removed from the voter list through the Special Intensive Revision. He pointed to deceased and duplicate entries.
Opposition groups are protesting the revision and want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign. The reporting does not say how the election body has responded.
What the reporting says
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said ineligible names must be removed from the voter list through the Special Intensive Revision. The Economic Times summary said he cited deceased and duplicate entries as examples and linked the exercise to national security, unity, and integrity. Opposition groups have protested the revision and sought Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, but the reporting does not state any official response.
Why it matters
Yogi Adityanath publicly backed the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls and said illegal or ineligible names, including deceased and duplicate entries, should be removed. The report framed the issue as important for national security, unity, and integrity. This affects election administration and political debate in Uttar Pradesh and beyond, but the available summary does not state the scale of the exercise, any official timeline, or the election commission’s position.