{
  "id": 11639376,
  "title": "Stop filing FIRs against BJP leaders; review those filed over Form 7 applications, former CM B.S. Yediyurappa urges Karnataka DG&IGP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/stop-filing-firs-against-bjp-leaders-review-those-filed-over-form-7",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T08:26:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/stop-filing-firs-against-bjp-leaders-review-those-filed-over-form-7-applications-former-cm-bs-yediyurappa-urges-karnataka-dgigp/article71539976.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and a delegation of BJP leaders have urged the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DGP) to review FIRs filed against BJP workers and activists for submitting Form 7 applications during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The delegation claimed that criminal cases were being registered against BJP members for submitting Form 7 objections, alleging political pressure on the police. They emphasized that the mere filing of multiple or bulk Form 7 applications does not constitute a criminal offense, and any criminal liability should be established on evidence showing individual involvement. The BJP also highlighted that there is no prescribed limit on the number of Form 7 applications that can be submitted and that objections are subject to verification by election officials.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}