UP CEO office sorry for ‘thank god Ram didn’t hit minority’ jibe
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- ✓इस हैंडल के उद्धृत पोस्ट में टिप्पणियों की भाषा के स्तर और भाव और इनकी तीखी प्रकृति इस आधिकारिक हैंडल से अपेक्षित संचार की प्रकृति के अनुरूप नहीं है।
- ✓पोस्ट में टिप्पणियों से उत्पन्न वास्तविक आक्रोश को अच्छी तरह से नोट किया गया है।
- ✓हम इससे अचंभित और नाराज़ लोगों से ईमानदारी से माफी मांगते हैं।
- ✓अब से हमारा संचार शालीन और औपचारिक होगा।
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office Tuesday apologised for the tone of its social media post responding to criticism over errors in the Legislative Council electoral roll, saying its language was inappropriate for an official account.
In a post on X, it said, “The language, tone and sharp nature of the comments in the earlier post are not in keeping with the communication expected from an official handle. The genuine anger expressed in the comments on the post has been duly noted.
We sincerely apologise to those who were surprised and upset by this. From now on, our communication will be dignified and formal.” The controversy began after opposition leaders raised questions over bizarre voter names, such as “Ram ne Yadav ko maara (Ram beat Yadav)”, appearing in the electoral roll for the MLC polls in UP.
The entry was later clarified by the UP CEO office as a translation error involving the name “Ramhit Yadav”. इस हैंडल के उद्धृत पोस्ट में टिप्पणियों की भाषा के स्तर और भाव और इनकी तीखी प्रकृति इस आधिकारिक हैंडल से अपेक्षित संचार की प्रकृति के अनुरूप नहीं है।
पोस्ट में टिप्पणियों से उत्पन्न वास्तविक आक्रोश को अच्छी तरह से नोट किया गया है। हम इससे अचंभित और नाराज़ लोगों से ईमानदारी से माफी मांगते हैं। अब से हमारा संचार शालीन और औपचारिक होगा। — CEO Uttar Pradesh (@ceoup) October 27, 2026 Later, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh also raised the issue on social media, questioning the entry and drawing attention to the apparent error.
In a post on X in Hindi, Singh had asked, “Gyanesh Kumar ji, why did Ram hit only a Yadav? Why did Ram not hit any Singh, Pathak, Asthana, Sharma, Rai or Bisht? Is your computer casteist? Are you running the agenda of any political party?” Responding to the criticism, the UP CEO’s handle had posted: “The recent Legislative Council election voter list also contains a strange name: ‘Ram beat Sharma’.
Computers/software are not casteist. We accept that a mistake was made, but fortunately, even while making the mistake, there was no caste discrimination. We should also thank God that Ram did not kill a member of a minority community.
Otherwise, along with being accused of casteism, we would also have been accused of communalism.” As remarks drew further criticism, sources said the subsequent apology sought to address the backlash over the language used in the post.
After the errors were found in 158 of the 14.81 lakh entries in the electoral rolls for the biennial elections to five graduate and six teachers’ constituencies, CEO Navdeep Rinwa had demanded explanations from officials responsible.
Rinwa attributed the discrepancies to a combination of software-related errors and human negligence. The CEO’s office said the divisional commissioners concerned serve as Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) for these electoral rolls, while the district magistrates of the respective districts function as Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs).
These officials have been asked to explain the discrepancies. Maulshree Seth is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, based in Lucknow. With over 15 years ... Read More
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| Issuing Authority | Uttar Pradesh State Bureau (Lucknow) |
|---|---|
| Topic Category | POLITICS |
| Jurisdiction | UP State |
| Publication Date | 27 October 2026 |