Allegations of Irregularities in Voter ID Card Printing

Opposition leader R. Ashok alleged that the State Election Commission printed 90 lakh voter ID cards in Bengaluru city without revising the voter list, calling it a 'big scam' requiring a CBI investigation. He stated that the Commission spent ₹20 crore to print the IDs, violating all rules. Ashok questioned why 90 lakh cards were printed when the total number of voters in Bengaluru after SIR is 59,09,775.