CM D.K. Shivakumar accuses BJP leaders of criminal conspiracy, demands their arrest

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated that BJP leaders themselves admitted to submitting 25 thousand applications to remove voters from the list. He called this admission of 'criminal conspiracy' and demanded that the police arrest them. He criticized the BJP for allegedly targeting the votes of the poor and minorities, stating that their goal is to create a divide between different communities, castes, and religions.