SIR row: Congress alleges misuse of Form-7 to delete Malleswaram voters

Bengaluru, Oct 5 (UNI) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has triggered fresh controversy in Bengaluru's Malleswaram Assembly constituency, with Congress leaders alleging misuse of Form-7 to seek deletion of names of voters who have been living at the same addresses for decades. Congress local leader Anoop Iyengar alleged that several Form-7 applications had been filed against voters in Subedar Palya and other wards, citing them as "permanently shifted" despite the residents continuing to live at the same addresses. He alleged that the applications were part of an attempt to delete voters from the electoral rolls and claimed…