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A controversy has erupted across Karnataka over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with citizens alleging improper deletions without due verification. In Bengaluru's Ulsoor, a joint family residing for over 35 years reported that eight members were removed from the rolls after being categorised as absent or permanently shifted, an assertion the residents dispute. In Vijayapura, living electors staged a protest outside the Deputy Commissioner's office after discovering they had been recorded under the dead voter category. Protesters and Congress leaders gheraoed the local commissioner and raised allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal. Responding to the row, Yatnal maintained that citizens hold the right to raise concerns and seek proper verification. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar characterised the matter as a criminal conspiracy aimed at disenfranchising traditional Congress voters. Affected citizens are now demanding a transparent review and the restoration of disputed names.

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00:00Now, these are the allegations being put forward by the Karnataka Chief Minister.
00:04What's the situation on ground?
00:06There are allegations of voters' names disappearing, being deleted,
00:10and that voters who are alive being declared dead.
00:14As the SIR process continues, and yes, there's a political fight,
00:18but let's take away from, in fact, a fight and the reactions coming in,
00:23get on ground, investigate these allegations.
00:25What did we find?
00:26Here's a report on how the voters, speaking to India today, say they fear rampant delusions.
00:48The controversy over Karnataka's special intensive revision of electoral rolls is deepening.
00:56With voters alleging their names were deleted without proper verification.
01:01India today went on the ground to investigate these claims.
01:11This is Anand Nair Street in Bengaluru's Alsul,
01:15where a Muslim joint family of 32 voters has lived for over 35 years, across two homes.
01:22But during the revision, eight family members found their names deleted,
01:27with the reasons cited as absent or permanently shifted.
01:56The family disputes the claim.
01:58They say they never moved, never enrolled elsewhere,
02:02and have voted from the same area, including in 2002.
02:07Their demand, verification and restoration of their names.
02:14They say they did not leave, but they said they thought they were in law of 2.8 families.
02:16We have Rs. 85,000.
02:1785,000.
02:1885,000.
02:1885,000.
02:18Is that our city repurposed?
02:2085,000.
02:2185,000.
02:22Our country repurposed?
02:23Yeah, right.
02:24When the pasaid that is several times?
02:27We need to leave them here.
02:29We live here.
02:29We have to decide the divorce.
02:30We have to do it.
02:30Now, the BLA company called us to delete the事.
02:33We will all get to leave and delete the laws.
02:35We will all need to ask them,
02:36what do they need to do it?
02:38Because the solution is going to break them in time.
02:46From Bengaluru to Vijayapura, the allegations get even more startling.
03:01On Friday, voters allegedly marked as dead protested outside the Vijayapura Deputy Commissioner's office.
03:09Their question was simple.
03:10How can they be marked under dead vote category when they were standing right there?
03:19We have not met the Commissioner's office.
03:20We have two days and we are back.
03:21I am here at the D.C. office.
03:23I am here at the D.C. office.
03:24I am here at the C.C. office.
03:26I have a question.
03:27The question is, do you delete it?
03:29Who will delete it?
03:30I will ask you one question.
03:32Who is it after this?
03:33I will ask you one question.
03:43Vijayapura Congress leaders joined the protests and gave out the Commissioner Vijay Mikalki.
03:50They also raised allegations against BJP MLA Basawana Gowda Patil Yatnal, demanding action.
04:20Yatnal responded, saying everyone has the right to raise concerns and seek due verification.
04:42We took these questions to the Chief Minister DK Shivakumar as well.
04:49This type of misuse by the BJP workers has been exposed.
04:54They are trying to target all this party, poor people, traditional voters of the Congress party, and they are doing
05:01it.
05:01Action has to be taken against those who are trying to misuse.
05:05There is a big criminal conspiracy. This is not an ordinary conspiracy.
05:08This is a criminal conspiracy which they have done.
05:11This is the nation's biggest scam like this is.
05:15A common fear now haunts these voters.
05:21Being erased from the rolls without proper verification.
05:28Declared shifted in Bengaluru.
05:33Declared dead in Vijayapura.
05:38Now, the affected voters want answers and a transparent verification of every disputed deletion.
05:50Bureau Report, India Today.

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