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Samajwadi Party MP Dharmendra Yadav speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Special session of Parliament on April 16. (Image: PTI)
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News18•16-10-2026, 19:31
SP MP Dharmendra Yadav Claims EC Is A BJP Puppet As Public Anger Over Voter Fraud Grows
  • •Samajwadi Party MP Dharmendra Yadav accused the Election Commission of acting as a puppet for the BJP, claiming that 13 crore voters have been removed nationwide, including 3 crore in Uttar Pradesh.
  • •Yadav asserted that the SP won the Ayodhya seat despite alleged interference by the ECI, arguing that the BJP would not have formed the government if the election process had been fair.
  • •The MP advised allied parties within the INDIA bloc to focus their energy on defeating the BJP rather than criticizing the Samajwadi Party, dismissing rumors of a rift over seat-sharing.
  • •Yadav criticized the UP government's claims of improved law and order as a PR-driven myth, citing NCRB data and condemning selective bulldozer justice against marginalized communities.

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SP MP Dharmendra Yadav claimed that 13 crore voters have been removed from voter lists nationwide, with nearly 3 crore affected in Uttar Pradesh alone. He alleged that the Election Commission has become a puppet of the BJP, facilitating efforts to disenfranchise citizens and manipulate the electoral process.

Dharmendra Yadav asserted that the Samajwadi Party won Ayodhya in spite of the Election Commission rather than because of its fairness. He maintained that if the ECI had acted impartially, the BJP would not have been able to form the government.

Dharmendra Yadav dismissed the UP government's claims of improved law and order as a manufactured narrative driven by aggressive public relations. He specifically condemned the state's use of 'bulldozer justice,' alleging that punitive actions selectively target marginalized communities while offenders from the ruling circles escape scrutiny.