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Corruption allegations and voter fraud claims in Karnataka

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The political conflict in Karnataka has intensified following allegations of a systematic conspiracy to delete legitimate voters from electoral rolls. Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has accused the BJP of using pre-filled Form 7 applications in bulk to target minority communities, Dalits, and backward classes during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. He reported that draft rolls show 1.07 crore names removed, reducing the state’s registered electorate to 4.46 crore, a situation he characterized as a “criminal conspiracy”. In response, Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra rejected the claims, stating ~~that~~ the assertion of 50 lakh deletions is false. ~~Escalating legal and political tensions, the~~ BJP ~~has filed an official complaint against~~ MLC C T Ravi further countered the Chief ~~Minister Shivakumar and other Congress ministers, seeking an FIR and arrests. Leader~~ Minister, alleging that Hindu voters are being disproportionately removed, claiming that in the Chikkamagaluru constituency, approximately 32,000 of ~~Opposition R Ashoka led a delegation~~ 37,000 removed names belonged to ~~the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner,~~ Hindu voters. Shivakumar has since escalated his accusations, alleging that ~~the Chief Minister violated laws and court orders by holding an unauthorized protest at the Chief Electoral Officer’s office. Ashoka characterized~~ workers from the ~~allegations regarding mass deletions via Form-7 as “completely fabricated and false” and warned of protests if~~ BJP ~~workers are targeted~~ and Janata Dal (Secular) engaged in a “big criminal conspiracy” by ~~police. Simultaneously, Union Ministers H. D. Kumaraswamy~~ forcibly snatching and Pralhad Joshi have launched further attacks. Kumaraswamy has intensified allegations of irregularities concerning the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) Road project, questioning land transactions involving the Chief Minister’s family burning over one lakh Form-7 applications and ~~alleging the creation of assets worth approximately Rs 2,000 crore. Pralhad Joshi has~~ threatening Booth Level Officers. He also questioned ~~the legality of the protest at the~~ how applicants obtained private electoral data to falsely declare living voters as deceased. In response to these controversies, Karnataka police have booked several individuals across various constituencies for allegedly attempting to maliciously delete Muslim voters through bulk filings. Chief Electoral ~~Officer’s office, accusing the Chief Minister of prioritizing political demonstrations over governance. Recent developments~~ Officer V. Anbukkumar stated that no voters have ~~seen the dispute escalate as Shivakumar reported~~ been deleted based on these Form-7 objections thus far, noting that draft rolls show 1.07 crore names removed, reducing the state’s registered electorate to 4.46 crore. He characterized the situation as a “criminal conspiracy” and stated the government is awaiting action from the Election Commission. all applications will undergo standard examination procedures.

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