Bengaluru, Oct. 1 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday sought a comprehensive probe, including a criminal investigation, into the alleged misuse of Form 7 to delete voters' names during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Stepping up the government's response to mounting allegations of bulk voter-deletion applications, Shivakumar alleged that some BJP leaders and workers were attempting to target voters belonging to minority, poor and Dalit communities.
"There is a need for a comprehensive investigation and a criminal investigation within the framework of law into this matter," Shivakumar said in a video message.
He said Congress leaders had submitted documents to him relating to cases in whi...