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Congress Demands Action Over Bulk Form-7 Submissions
Congress leaders in Hyderabad raised concerns about many Form-7 voter forms being submitted in several assembly areas.
They said BJP booth-level agents were involved.
Congress asked the police commissioner to investigate and take action against people accused of submitting the forms.
It also said BJP state president N. Ramachander Rao should face a case if he helped distribute pre-printed forms.
Congress leaders said Rao had earlier denied that the BJP was involved.
They said police had registered a case against one accused booth-level officer after a complaint.
The BJP’s position, as described by Congress, was that the party and its leaders had no role in the submissions.
Congress argued that false information submitted to government officials is a crime.
Congress condemned reports of BJP booth-level agents submitting bulk Form-7 applications in several assembly constituencies.
The party urged Hyderabad’s police commissioner to act against those accused.
Congress said a case should be filed against BJP state president N. Ramachander Rao if he was involved in distributing pre-printed forms.
Congress leaders said police had registered a case against an accused booth-level officer after a complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer.
The Congress committee challenged Rao’s earlier denial of BJP involvement and questioned his remarks about party members being caught.
- Who
- Congress leaders, BJP state president N. Ramachander Rao, and an accused booth-level officer.
- What
- Congress condemned alleged bulk submissions of Form-7 applications and called for police action.
- Where
- Hyderabad, with alleged submissions in various assembly constituencies.
- When
- Wednesday; no calendar date is given.
- Why
- Congress said it wanted action over forms it alleged could be used to disenfranchise genuine voters.
Congress
BJP position as described by Congress
BJP involvement in Form-7 submissions
Congress
Congress alleged BJP booth-level agents submitted bulk pre-filled Form-7 applications and said the party was exposed after police registered a case against an accused booth-level officer.
BJP position as described by Congress
Congress recalled that N. Ramachander Rao had denied that the BJP or its leaders had a role in submitting the forms.
Legal consequences
Congress
Congress called for action against those accused and said Rao should face a case if he was involved in distributing pre-printed forms.
BJP position as described by Congress
Congress said Rao questioned what would be wrong if members of his party were caught in the act; the article does not provide a direct response from Rao to the latest demands.
Key facts
- Forms at issue
- Form-7 applications
- Reported locations
- Various assembly constituencies
- Congress request
- The Hyderabad police commissioner should initiate action against those accused.
- Conditional request
- Congress said a case should be booked against N. Ramachander Rao if he was found involved in distributing pre-printed forms.
- Police case
- Congress said police registered a case against one accused booth-level officer after a complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer.
- Congress speakers
- Pulipati Rajesh Kumar, Gampa Venu Gopal and Wajid Hussain addressed the media at Gandhi Bhavan.
Quotes
Pulipati Rajesh Kumar
PCC Election Commission Co-ordination Committee chairman
“Ramachander kept on insisting that neither BJP leaders nor the BJP had any role in submission of these pre-filled Form-7s. Now that a case against one of the accused BLO is registered by police following our complaint to the CEO, the BJP stands exposed. The party state president is now shamelessly questioning as to what would be wrong if his partymen were caught in the act.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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