Allegation on deletion of voters’ names false, says Karnataka CM
The Hindu
Terming the allegation that names of persons belonging to minority communities were being deleted from voters’ list across Karnataka as false, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that any such complaint would be probed thoroughly by officials
Terming the allegation that persons belonging to minority community were being removed from voters’ list across Karnataka as false, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that any such complaint would be probed thoroughly by officials.
Speaking to mediapersons at Hubballi airport on Friday December 2, he said the Election Commission was aware of the allegations and was supervising revision of voter’s list in Karnataka.
The Chief Minister said that both Election Commission of India (ECI) and State Election Commission (SEC) had already taken necessary steps for ensuring transparency in the process.
Any complaint in this regard would be probed by officials, he said.
The Chief Minister alleged inclusion of unauthorised persons in voters’ list and several voters were having double EPICs with different addresses. He wants the Election Commission to remove such names.
Mr. Bommai said that the ECI should ensure that genuine voters are not deprived of their right to vote.
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