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Vijayendra Says BJP Supports Voter Roll Revision, Not EC
B Y Vijayendra leads the BJP in Karnataka.
He said his party supports checking voter lists to find mistakes.
He said applications to remove names should be checked and accepted only if they are valid.
Vijayendra accused the Congress government of using police cases to target BJP workers.
He denied that the BJP was trying to remove voters from a particular community.
He said the party had raised concerns about deceased voters and duplicate names.
He also alleged that some people who should not be on the voter lists were included.
Congress leaders have separately expressed concern about efforts to destabilise their government.
These are claims made by political leaders, and the article does not independently verify them.
BJP Karnataka president B Y Vijayendra said his party supports the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, not the Election Commission itself.
He said Form-7 applications from any party should be accepted if valid and rejected if incorrect.
Vijayendra accused the Congress government of pressuring police to file cases against BJP workers over the applications.
He denied targeting particular communities and said the party had flagged deceased voters and duplicate entries.
He alleged the Congress was using the issue to intimidate BJP workers; Congress leaders have raised concerns about attempts to destabilise their government.
- Who
- B Y Vijayendra, BJP Karnataka president, and the Congress government in Karnataka.
- What
- Vijayendra defended the BJP's submission of Form-7 applications during the Special Intensive Revision and accused the state government of targeting party workers.
- Where
- Vijayapura, Karnataka.
- When
- Friday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The dispute concerns applications to delete names from electoral rolls and allegations about how the revision process is being used.
BJP's account
Congress concerns
Form-7 applications and voter deletions
BJP's account
Vijayendra said the BJP submitted applications where voter-list entries were in doubt, including deceased voters and duplicate entries, and denied targeting a community.
Congress concerns
Vijayendra said Congress was portraying the applications as an attempt to delete AHINDA votes; the article does not provide a direct response from Congress on this specific claim.
Police cases and political pressure
BJP's account
Vijayendra accused the Congress government of pressuring police to file FIRs against BJP workers and intimidate them.
Congress concerns
The article reports that the chief minister had alleged an attempt to conduct a sting operation on him and that D K Shivakumar cautioned cabinet colleagues about attempts to destabilise the government.
Threat to the state government
BJP's account
Vijayendra denied that the BJP was trying to topple the Congress government and said voters had decided to vote it out.
Congress concerns
Shivakumar warned colleagues to remain alert to possible efforts to destabilise the Congress government.
Key facts
- Speaker
- B Y Vijayendra, BJP Karnataka president
- Process
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Application form
- Form-7 applications seek deletion of names from electoral rolls
- Vijayendra's position
- He said valid applications should be accepted and incorrect ones rejected
- Allegation against state government
- Vijayendra accused it of pressuring police to register FIRs against BJP workers
- Communities mentioned
- AHINDA refers to minorities, backward castes and Dalits
- Court reference
- Vijayendra referred to interim relief reportedly granted by the Karnataka High Court's Dharwad Bench
Quotes
B Y Vijayendra
President of the BJP's Karnataka unit
“We have no need to resort to such conspiracies. We have submitted applications wherever there are doubts about entries in the electoral rolls. If the applications are valid, they will be accepted; if they are incorrect, they will be rejected.”
deccanchronicle.com
“The BJP is not trying to defend the Election Commission of India. Our position is that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is a process intended to cleanse electoral rolls and remove irregularities.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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