Vijayendra says BJP is not defending EC on SIR amid Karnataka row
In short
BJP Karnataka president B Y Vijayendra said the party is not defending the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision process. He also accused the Congress government in Karnataka of targeting BJP workers through FIRs.
This matters because the fight is over how voter rolls are being checked. The report does not say what the Election Commission or the state government will do next.
What the reporting says
BJP Karnataka president B Y Vijayendra said the party is not defending the Election Commission on the Special Intensive Revision process, while alleging the Congress government in Karnataka is targeting BJP workers through FIRs. He said SIR is meant to cleanse electoral rolls of irregularities and duplicate entries, and he denied the state government’s allegations about targeting minorities and backward castes. The reporting does not state any official response or legal outcome.
Why it matters
BJP Karnataka president B Y Vijayendra said the party is not defending the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision process and alleged that the Congress government is targeting BJP workers through FIRs in Karnataka. He described SIR as a cleanup of electoral rolls for irregular and duplicate entries, while denying allegations about minorities and backward castes. The reporting does not state any official EC reply or case outcome.