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- Actor Prakash Raj claims that thousands of Muslim voters are being targeted for removal from electoral rolls through the misuse of Form 7 applications.
- The actor asserts that a local politician is behind these deletion requests during the ongoing electoral roll revision process.
- He has called for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner over the alleged discrepancies.
- The actor intends to compile these findings into a report for submission to the government.
What to watch next
- Release of the investigation report on September 30
- Official response from the Election Commission of India regarding the allegations
- Submission of findings to the Karnataka Chief Minister
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Prakash Raj
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“All the 200 names were of Muslims”
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…being misused to target voters and defined it as ‘Operation Kamala through form 7.’ He referred to an incident in Belagavi where, he said, 200 Form 7 applications seeking deletion of names were submitted at one booth. “ All the 200 names were of Muslims ,” he said. Raj said the names and voter details to be deleted were printed, while the name and phone number of the person seeking deletion were handwritten. When the Booth Level Officers questioned those who submitted…
“Throughout Karnataka, the Chaddis are putting effort to delete the names of 21,000 Muslims through Form 7”
In the article
…who had contested the Assembly election. He said they had been received from ‘above’. All the forms carried the signature of one person, a local BJP activist, who later said he did not know about them,” Raj said. “ Throughout Karnataka, the Chaddis are putting effort to delete the names of 21,000 Muslims through Form 7 ,” he alleged. Prakash Raj also called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and made a further reference to a “duo” stepping down. Raj said his team would collect complaints and evidence from…
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Named India · Bharatiya Janata Party · DK Shivakumar · Gyanesh Kumar · Karnataka · Prakash Raj · V. Anbukkumar
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