Bengaluru, Oct. 3 -- Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Saturday demanded the withdrawal of cases registered against BJP workers who submitted Form-7 applications during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that the cases were filed under political pressure.

Vijayendra made the remarks after leading a BJP delegation that met Karnataka Director General and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem in Bengaluru and submitted a memorandum seeking that complaints related to Form-7 applications be dealt with strictly according to law and without political interference.

Vijayendra said Form-7 is an Election Commission-prescribed mechanism through which objections can be raised against names in the electoral ro...