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Allegations of Deleting 8 Votes of a Muslim Family in Shivajinagar
- •Allegations have surfaced that 8 votes belonging to the family of Rafi in Bengaluru's Shivajinagar constituency were deleted using Form 7.
- •The deletion was reportedly based on Form 7 applications submitted by an individual named Ravi, claiming the family did not reside at the address.
- •Rafi has approached local election officials to get the votes re-added to the voters' list, and officials are currently verifying documents.
- •Congress leaders have raised serious allegations that Form 7 is being misused to systematically remove minority, Dalit, and backward class voters.
- •A total of 84,900 Form 7 applications have been received across the state, sparking a major political controversy.
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Allegations surfaced that eight votes belonging to a single Muslim family in Shivajinagar were deleted using Form 7 applications submitted by BJP workers who claimed family members were not residing at the specified address. Congress leaders accused opposition parties of misusing pre-printed fake Form 7 applications to remove minorities, Dalits, and backward classes from the voters' list during the SIR process.
Upon learning that eight votes from their household—including those of Rafi, Suhail, and several others—had been removed, Rafi contacted local election officials to request that their names be re-added to the voters' list. Election officials are currently verifying the relevant documents provided by the family.
Karnataka Congress leaders, including Minister D.K. Shivakumar, alleged that the BJP-JDS alliance is executing a systematic conspiracy to target and remove voters belonging to minorities, Dalits, and backward classes. They claimed that pre-printed applications and forged signatures are being misused across the state, where a total of 84,900 Form 7 applications have been received.
