Bengaluru, Oct. 1 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday alleged that an attempt was being made to delete voters' names through the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming that Form 7 applications were being submitted "in bulk" to target voters from "minority, backward-class, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities".

"It is very unfortunate to speak to you about the right to vote and the right to live. The entire country is shaking over this SIR issue. A big gang, some BJP leaders, is trying to delete your names through this SIR process," Shivakumar said in a video address.

"Form 7 has been used. Already, more than 50 lakh voters have disappeared from this list, and many of them have ...