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BJP calls out Prakash Raj on voter deletion claim
The BJP Karnataka has countered actor Prakash Raj's charge that his name was deleted from the Bengaluru electoral roll, saying an official verification found that he had moved from his registered address.…
The Story in Brief
The BJP Karnataka has countered actor Prakash Raj's charge that his name was deleted from the Bengaluru electoral roll, saying an official verification found that he had moved from his registered address. Citing a clarification from the Bengaluru Central City Corporation, the BJP stated on X that Raj's name was on the roll when the data was frozen for the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
A Booth Level Officer check later found that Raj had not lived at the registered address for four years, and the actor himself confirmed to officials that he had shifted elsewhere within the Shanthinagar constituency. The BJP added that Raj can update his details using Form 6. Raj had earlier called the deletion a 'nice joke', noting he was born and educated in the constituency and had contested a Lok Sabha election from there.
The Indian Opinion
The usual narrative that the BJP is systematically deleting opposition voters in Karnataka looks shaky when one voter's own outdated address is the culprit. Prakash Raj is a known public figure with means to check his roll entry before posting a viral video. That said, one actor's case does not prove the entire SIR exercise is clean. The real test is the aggregate numbers: how many deletions happened across the state, and how many were restored on appeal. The Election Commission must publish those figures, constituency-wise, to settle the matter.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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