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Vijayendra Accuses Congress Government of Pressuring Police Over Form-7 Cases
B Y Vijayendra, a leader of Karnataka’s BJP, accused the state’s Congress government of pushing police to file cases against BJP workers.
The dispute is about Form-7, a form used to object to names in voter lists.
Vijayendra said the form can be used to flag duplicate or deceased voters.
He argued that police should not file a criminal case just because someone submits the form.
He said BJP leaders had raised their concern with the state’s police chief.
He warned that the party might protest if the police action continued.
Vijayendra also criticized the government’s help for farmers during drought and its management of state finances.
He said the BJP and JD(S) should work together in future elections.
The articles report his allegations and do not include a response from the Congress government.
BJP Karnataka president B Y Vijayendra accused the Congress government of pressuring police to register cases against BJP workers over Form-7 applications.
He said Form-7 allows objections to duplicate or deceased electors being included in electoral rolls.
Vijayendra said BJP leaders raised the police-action issue with Director General of Police M A Saleem after meeting him on Friday.
He warned the BJP would take to the streets if police action against its workers continued.
He also criticized the state’s drought response and finances, and urged the BJP and JD(S) to contest future elections together.
- Who
- B Y Vijayendra, president of the BJP’s Karnataka unit, made the allegations against the Congress government.
- What
- He alleged that the government was pressuring police to file cases against BJP workers over Form-7 applications.
- Where
- During the Booth Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra in Gubbi Assembly constituency, Tumakuru district, Karnataka.
- When
- Vijayendra made the remarks on Sunday; he said BJP leaders met the DGP on Friday, after D K Shivakumar’s sit-in on Thursday.
- Why
- Vijayendra said the cases concerned Form-7 applications, which can be used to object to duplicate or deceased electors’ names in electoral rolls.
Key facts
- Speaker
- B Y Vijayendra, BJP Karnataka unit president
- Disputed issue
- Alleged police cases against BJP workers over Form-7 applications
- Form-7 purpose
- A provision for objecting to the inclusion of duplicate or deceased electors in electoral rolls
- Police official approached
- Director General of Police M A Saleem
- BJP warning
- Vijayendra said the party would take to the streets if police action against its workers continued.
- Drought assistance claim
- Vijayendra said the government announced Rs 2,500 in assistance but had not released it.
- BJP demand for drought-hit farmers
- At least Rs 50,000 per hectare in compensation; Vijayendra also said the BJP had demanded a loan waiver of up to Rs 5 lakh.
- Election cooperation
- Vijayendra said the BJP and JD(S) should contest future elections together.
Quotes
B Y Vijayendra
BJP Karnataka unit president
“Using Form-7 as an excuse, D K Shivakumar has forgotten that he is the CM of the state and staged a protest at the CEO's office. As a consequence, the Congress government is putting pressure on the police department and getting FIRs registered against BJP workers.”
deccanchronicle.com
theprint.in
“If the Form-7 submitted by us is valid, it will be accepted. But the police department certainly has no authority to register a criminal case merely for submitting such a form. That is precisely what we told the DGP M A Saleem yesterday.”
deccanchronicle.com
theprint.in
Sources
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