Karnataka CEO moves against false voter claims as Form 7 deletion row escalates

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer has directed Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) across all 224 Assembly constituencies to initiate action, in accordance with law, against applicants found to have knowingly made false statements or declarations in voter-registration forms, amid a growing controversy over alleged bulk filing of Form 7 applications seeking deletion of names from electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). In a significant directive issued on Thursday, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer said it had come to its notice that there were instances of "filing of bulk applications in Form…