ECI officials reject BJP MLA’s request for scrutiny of 2,598 votes

…the BJP MLA was targeting Muslim voters to further his prospects in the next election. ‘Not seeking bulk deletion’ Speaking to reporters in Belagavi on Friday, Mr. Patil said he had not sought bulk deletion of voters. “ I have not asked for deletion of the names of any elector. I am only asking SIR officers to conduct an inquiry, look into allegations of inclusion of bogus voters, scrutinise Forms 6 and 7 submitted by suspect voters and delete their names if found false. I am not only an MLA, but also Booth Level Agent No. 1 for my constituency. I have a right to do so. I also have a responsibility towards ensuring clean elections and a duty to express solidarity with BLA 2 and my other associates who have gone door to door to trace bogus voters ,” he said. Mr. Patil said that Deepak Patil, the BLA 2, and his team had identified some bogus voters and filed objections through Form 7 with the respective BLOs. “However, the BLOs had not acted on those objections.…

…submitted details of the suspected voters, along with their part numbers and booth numbers, and sought scrutiny of their entries. B.K. Hariprasad, MLC and KPCC chairman, had objected to Mr. Patil’s move, arguing that the MLA had no locus standi to write to SIR officials seeking bulk deletion of voters. He alleged that the BJP MLA was targeting Muslim voters to further his prospects in the next election. ‘Not seeking bulk deletion’ Speaking to reporters in Belagavi on Friday, Mr. Patil said he had not sought bulk deletion of voters. “I have not asked for deletion of the names of any elector. I am only asking SIR…