00:00It's exactly the same controversy playing out in neighbouring Telangana.
00:04Once again, the Congress, the AIMIM suggesting that there's been mass deletion of votes in several constituencies.
00:11Pre-printed forms, or Form 7 essentially, were submitted in these constituencies
00:16where they allege again that minorities have been targeted.
00:20What did we find on the ground?
00:21For example, in a seat like Mushridabad, there was 30 members of a family
00:27whose names have been mentioned in these Form 7s, asking for their names to be removed from the voter roll,
00:32suggesting that they've moved and they've shifted out of their home.
00:36Let's give you a sense of what's happened in Telangana as well on this.
01:03The SIR showdown is expanding across the country.
01:10It is not Karnataka. Telangana is also witnessing a Form 7 round.
01:16The Congress has alleged an attempt to delete the names of one of its party workers
01:21and around 30 members of his family.
01:23India today spoke to family members who recounted their od.
01:28What is Form 7?
01:30A Form 7 which is a form that will be submitted by any citizen here in Telangana
01:35seeking deletion of a voter if, in case, the particular voter whom they sought deletion for has died.
01:43with a family in Mushirabad who claims that 30 members of their family
01:47who have been residing since their birth and claim to be eligible voters
01:51have received Form 7 through the Election Commission
01:56submitted by a known person.
01:58I was told that Form 7 was submitted by the form 7.
02:01The other family members who have been residing for their name is also
02:05that they've been given for their due diligence.
02:06What is the reason?
02:07How do you know?
02:08I am a good agent.
02:12The ones who submitted Form 7 are wrong.
02:16The 7 forms of which they have to submit to them.
02:19The ones who have been submitted to them to them,
02:20who have been sent to them to the BJP and the BLE?
02:22We have given information to them to be sent to them from the BLE.
02:25If you have been sent to them to the form 7 of your name,
02:26the congress and aimim alleged that people linked to bjp submitted firm seven applications
02:41against genuine voters in bulk particularly in gosha mahal and mushirabad they alleged that this
02:48was an attempt to remove genuine voters particularly muslims from the electoral rules
02:52during the sire process two parties say that in gosha mahal the submitted forms were not even
02:59signed by the applicants making them ineligible for consideration
03:22so print over here you pre-fit you know the bjp wale harboset it's long for
03:27nikaal na hai wulkoj target karke unloog ke paas list kahan se aya jis yusko nikaal na
03:32cha raha hai bjp or sang pariwaal ke lobe farm seven dal kar namo ko delete karana
04:05The Congress has sought a detailed inquiry into the matter
04:09and legal action if any wrongdoing is established.
04:13Meanwhile, Telangana election officials said on Monday
04:15that the Form 7 applications submitted in bulk in Gosha Mahal and Nushirabad were rejected.
04:22But the BJP has rejected the allegations,
04:24saying no booth-level agents belonging to the BJP submitted any such Form 7 applications.
04:30They are not in favour of special intensive region
04:35which has been happening in the country as well as in Telangana.
04:38By one way or other, they are accusing the Bharatiyaanthar Party, Modi's government
04:42and the Election Commission of India
04:46on one way or other they wanted to stop this submission of Form 7
04:52and the system of SIR should be stopped.
04:56This is their main agenda.
04:58Calls to scrap SIR have also come from actor Prakash Raj.
05:02So our demand is SIR has to be stalled and scrapped.
05:08There should be a committee which will form and repeal the Judicial Immunity Election Commission.
05:16The process 2023 creates where the Election Commission's CGP was removed,
05:21Chief Justice was removed.
05:24Bring back the, remove the ESI net.
05:27With political heat intensifying and these 30 members of one family
05:32is not just one case but several other cases are being reported in several parts of Hyderabad.
05:36The question here remains,
05:38who is submitting these forms expecting eligible voters to be deleted from the electoral rolls
05:44and what is their intention
05:45and what would be the action that will be taken from the Election Commission
05:49against these people who are submitting these forms of Form 7 in the state of Telangana.
05:54With Camera Person Venkatesh, Abdul Bashir, Hyderabad.
