MUMBAI: A case has been registered at the Dharavi police station against a local resident, Giridhari Swaminath Jaiswal, for filing 24 applications in a single day seeking deletion of names of individuals from the draft voter list of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state. The limit on the applications per day is 10.The application for the deletion is made through Form 7. However, the person making the application faces action if he provides incorrect information. Jaiswal also faces these charges.“… It has been found that the prescribed rules have been violated. Accordingly, a complaint has been filed against Jaiswal for filing an application in Form 7 by giving false and incorrect information in violation of the rules,” said a BMC press statement.When contacted, Maharashtra’s chief electoral officer S Chockalingam said, “Action is being taken as per the instructions of the ECI and our office.”The Opposition and civil rights groups have raised concerns about the use of Form 7 to delete the names of eligible voters.However, election authorities have said that action is taken against those who make applications based on incorrect information and also that the applications are scrutinised before being acted on.
