RJD's Tejaswi Yadav said that this is a conspiracy to snatch the votes of the poor. AIMIM's Owaisi called it 'backdoor NRC' because documents are needed for this. TMC's Sagarika Ghosh and journalist Ravish Kumar are also calling it suspicious.
"The Commission has decided to ensure allotment of unique EPIC number to registered electors. Any case of duplicate EPIC number will be rectified by allotting a unique EPIC number. The ERONET 2.0 platform will be updated to aid and assist in this process." ECI stated.
After Smriti Irani's complaint, the District Magistrate in Amethi has reportedly ordered a probe on the alleged booth capturing reported in the area by Congress workers.