Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday dismissed charges that the names of voters from minority communities have not been dropped from the voters’ list in the state.
Denying the claims that there were unofficial surveys and that names of minority voters were deleted, Bommai told IANS, “The State Election Commission has taken cognizance of the matter and under its monitoring, the voters’ list revision exercise has been taken up. Both the Central as well as State Election Commission have taken the issue seriously.”
He added that investigation would be conducted by officers if there are complaints on these lines. “The development of illegal inclusion of voters has also taken place,” the CM said.
“There are voters who have two voter ID’s. Their names should be deleted by the Election Commission. The right of exercise of voting power should be there for eligible population and the process has to be monitored by the Commission,” Bommai added.
CM Bommai’s state comes after the Congress is accusing the state’s ruling BJP government of manipulating the voters’ list and stealing data to its advantage.
(Inputs from agency)
