YSR Congress President Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy admitted publicly that his party leaders filed form-7 applications en mass to ensure that bogus voters are deleted from the voters list. Speaking at a public meeting in Nellore, the YSRCP Chief said that Telugu Desam Party had registered several bogus voters in the past few months and hence, their party leaders have filed form-7 applications across the state.
The Election Commission has received large-scale applications on deletion of 8 lakh voters in Andhra Pradesh, as a result of 45 cases booked in 9 districts on these charges. However, the Chief Election Officer stated that Form-7 on their website has been misused for deleting even legitimate voters from the list. Warning people of strict action, the Chief Election Officer stated that they will verify all the complaints received and come up with a final list, post verification.
Interestingly, political circles are rife with rumours about why Jagan would admit to wrongdoing. Jagan’s statement sends out a signal that his party has indulged in malpractice of misusing the Form-7 and has even gone to the extent of getting legitimate voters deleted from the list. While this could have worked as a clever strategy according to YSR Congress Party, it is actually backfiring politically against Jagan.
That apart, seeking TRS’ help and going by TRS working president KT Rama Rao’s response against TDP and their allegations, YSRCP-TRS duo’s plans seem to be turning AP voters against these parties rather than helping them. Unfortunately, YSR Congress’ constant complaints against AP Government to Telangana Police or the interference of Telangana Government in AP’s problems is not only creating bad blood between the two Telugu states, but also making AP people wonder whether Jagan’s party wants to go to a neighbouring state every time it is faced with some problem!
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