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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Uproar over SIR unfortunate, says Yogi Aditynath; demands apology from Congress, allies

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday accused the Congress party and its allies of weakening democratic institutions for political interests and said they should apologise to the nation for their criticism of the Election Commission and the SIR.

He termed the recent statements by the opposition parties on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls "extremely irresponsible".

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