Stop filing FIRs against BJP leaders; review those filed over Form 7 applications, former CM B.S. Yediyurappa urges Karnataka DG&IGP

Leader of Opposition R. Ashok, BJP State unit president B.Y. Vijayendra, former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa, and Leader of Opposition in Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy led a delegation that submitted a memorandum to DG&IGP M.A. Saleem against Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over the protest at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer regarding Form 7 irregularities, in Bengaluru on October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J

A BJP delegation led by former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa, State unit president B.Y. Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok and Leader of Opposition in the Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy met the Director General and Inspector General of Police on October 3, urging him to ensure that FIRs registered in connection with Form 7 applications during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls be dealt with strictly according to the law.