Congress seeks action against people seeking deletion of names on electoral roll by furnishing false information

The Shivamogga District Congress Committee has called for legal action against individuals who submit applications to remove names from the electoral roll by providing false information. At a press conference in Shivamogga on Wednesday, DCC president H.C. Yogesh highlighted that Sathish, a BJP member in Tirthahalli taluk, had submitted a request to the tahsildar for a review of the names of 81 people on the draft voters' list in Part No. 186.

Yogesh noted that many of the names mentioned by the BJP worker were of Muslim residents. He emphasized that these individuals were indeed residents of the constituency and had already submitted filled enumeration forms as part of the Special Intensive Revision process. The BJP worker's application contained false information, and the administration should take appropriate action against those who seek deletion of names based on such misinformation, according to Yogesh.

The Youth Congress members also protested against the issue in Shivamogga. S. Ranjith, the tahsildar of Tirthahalli, informed The Hindu that objections to the draft voters' list could be filed until October 23. He had instructed the Revenue Inspector and the Booth Level Officer to investigate the names in question and provide a report.