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Telangana Congress Seeks Probe Into Alleged Voter Roll Deletion Plot
Telangana Congress says some forms may have been used to try to remove eligible people from voter lists.
The forms are called Form-7 and can be used to object to names on an electoral roll.
Congress says some forms were already filled in and may not have been signed by the people named on them.
It reported examples in Musheerabad, Goshamahal and Bahadurpura.
The party asked Hyderabad police to investigate and find out who prepared and shared the forms.
BJP state president N Ramchander Rao denied that BJP agents submitted them.
He said officials check objections before any voter is removed.
The allegations have not been established in the report.
Telangana Congress asked Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar to register an FIR and form a special investigation team to probe alleged attempts to delete eligible voters during the ongoing SIR.
The party alleged that BJP booth-level agents submitted pre-filled Form-7 objections in Musheerabad and Goshamahal; it also cited similar forms reportedly detected in Bahadurpura.
Congress previously told the state Chief Electoral Officer that a BJP agent in Musheerabad submitted applications against 30 electors.
Congress said some forms may have targeted party leaders, agents, their families and Congress-supporting voters, and asked investigators to establish how the forms were prepared and distributed.
BJP state president N Ramchander Rao denied that BJP agents submitted such forms and said electoral-roll deletions follow Election Commission decisions after field inquiries.
- Who
- Telangana Congress made the complaint; it accused BJP functionaries of involvement. BJP state president N Ramchander Rao denied that BJP agents submitted the forms.
- What
- Congress asked police to register an FIR and conduct a time-bound investigation into alleged pre-filled Form-7 applications seeking voter deletions.
- Where
- Hyderabad and the Telangana constituencies of Musheerabad, Goshamahal and Bahadurpura.
- When
- The complaint was reported on October 5; the year is not specified. Similar forms were reportedly detected in Bahadurpura on October 1.
- Why
- Congress said it suspected a coordinated attempt to remove eligible voters and wanted the source, preparation and distribution of the forms investigated.
Congress’s allegations
BJP’s response
Who submitted the forms
Congress’s allegations
Congress alleged BJP booth-level agents submitted Form-7 applications, including pre-filled forms, and asked police to investigate whether party functionaries or intermediaries were involved.
BJP’s response
BJP state president N Ramchander Rao said no BJP booth-level agents submitted such applications.
Whether the forms indicate a coordinated effort
Congress’s allegations
Congress cited reported instances in Musheerabad, Goshamahal and Bahadurpura as grounds to investigate a possible coordinated attempt to remove eligible voters.
BJP’s response
Rao said the SIR process is conducted by state government machinery and that the Election Commission decides on deletion only after field-level inquiries into objections.
Key facts
- Complaint to
- Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar
- Requested action
- Register an FIR and investigate, including through a special investigation team
- Form mentioned
- Form-7, used to object to proposed inclusion or deletion of names from an existing electoral roll
- Musheerabad figure
- Congress previously alleged applications were submitted against 30 electors
- Other reported locations
- Goshamahal and Bahadurpura
- Bahadurpura date
- Similar pre-filled forms were reportedly detected on October 1
- BJP response
- N Ramchander Rao denied that BJP booth-level agents submitted such forms
Quotes
Telangana Congress
The political party that filed the complaint with Hyderabad police.
“We are not asking the police to presume these allegations to be true. We request that the investigating agency independently investigate and establish the facts, including the source and chain of custody of the pre-printed forms, the persons who authorised their preparation, the channels through which they were distributed, and whether similar instances have occurred elsewhere in Telangana.”
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