BJP in Karnataka to lay siege to police stations and offices of SPs if filing of FIRs against its workers continues

BJP Karnataka State President B.Y. Vijayendra announced on Sunday that the party plans to blockade police stations and Superintendents of Police offices if the government continues to file FIRs against its workers over the Form 7 issue. During a meeting of the party's State core committee, Vijayendra criticized the Congress government for creating confusion regarding SIR and Form 7.

He emphasized that the High Court had previously reprimanded the state government for filing FIRs against BJP workers. Vijayendra also opposed the government's decision to extend the power to issue permanent residential certificates to Panchayat Development Officers and Municipal Commissioners, suggesting that such authority should only be held by tahsildars and above.

The party has written to the government requesting the withdrawal of these powers and has drawn the attention of the Election Commission of India to the issue. The core committee decided to field its candidate in the upcoming Assembly byelection, taking into account the JD(S) coalition partner's opinion, and urged the government to avoid delaying rural local body elections.

Vijayendra appointed an in-charge leader for every district to oversee party preparations for taluk and zilla panchayat polls, along with setting up a poll management committee in each district following the core committee's directives.