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Prakash Raj Announces Karnataka Protest Over Voter Roll Deletions
Prakash Raj said groups in Karnataka will protest changes to voter lists.
The protest is planned in Bengaluru on September 1.
The groups oppose an exercise called the Special Intensive Revision.
They believe some voters could be removed unfairly.
Raj said the groups may ask courts to pause the exercise.
He also criticized how the Election Commission was selected.
He questioned why voters must go to court to protect their voting rights.
He said voters marked as absent or permanently shifted should get a fair chance to remain registered.
Prakash Raj announced an “Election Commission Chalo” campaign in Bengaluru for September 1.
Civil society organisations in Karnataka oppose the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The groups plan to approach courts seeking a stay on the revision exercise.
Raj questioned the selection process for the Election Commission and its alleged judicial immunity.
He said voters marked absent or permanently shifted should receive a chance to prove eligibility rather than re-enrol through Form 6.
- Who
- Actor-filmmaker Prakash Raj and civil society organisations in Karnataka.
- What
- An “Election Commission Chalo” campaign opposing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- When
- The campaign is planned for September 1; Raj made the announcement on Tuesday.
- Why
- The groups are concerned about alleged flaws in the voter-roll revision, including possible deletion of voters marked absent or permanently shifted.
Key facts
- Campaign
- “Election Commission Chalo”
- Date
- September 1
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Issue
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Planned legal action
- Civil society groups plan to seek a court stay on the exercise.
- Voter concern
- Raj objected to requiring absent or permanently shifted voters to re-enrol through Form 6.
Quotes
Prakash Raj
Actor-filmmaker who addressed a press conference in Bengaluru
“For how many years will a voter of this country, a citizen, have to run after the courts? Why are you putting every voter in this country through so much trouble?”
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“It creates a situation where they feel they can do anything without being held accountable.”
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