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Karnataka LoP Asserts Form 7 Filing Not a Crime, Calls DGP to Halt BJP Worker Cases
✍️ The New Indian Express
🗓 04 Oct 2026, 05:19 AM
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Karnataka's Leader of the Opposition, Ashoka, has declared that filing Form 7 is not a criminal act and urged the Director General of Police to discontinue ongoing cases against BJP workers.
The Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka, Ashoka, addressed the media today, stating that submitting Form 7 is not a crime and calling on the Director General of Police to stop filing cases against BJP workers.
Form 7, a statutory document used for filing complaints and petitions, has recently been cited in several criminal investigations. Ashoka clarified that the act of filing the form itself does not constitute an offence.
He further urged the DGP to halt the ongoing cases against members of the Bharatiya Janata Party, arguing that many of these prosecutions appear politically motivated.
No official response from the police or the state government has been issued yet, but the statement is likely to influence the handling of pending cases involving BJP personnel.
Form 7, a statutory document used for filing complaints and petitions, has recently been cited in several criminal investigations. Ashoka clarified that the act of filing the form itself does not constitute an offence.
He further urged the DGP to halt the ongoing cases against members of the Bharatiya Janata Party, arguing that many of these prosecutions appear politically motivated.
No official response from the police or the state government has been issued yet, but the statement is likely to influence the handling of pending cases involving BJP personnel.