A similar exercise was done in Kerala as well and this was not just about political benefit, but also a serious case of sedition, he said, adding that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy should be held responsible

Hyderabad: Former PCC General Secretary Bakka Judson alleged that the Congress party had created fake 8.5 lakh voter ID cards in the State to derive political benefits targeting the local body elections.

A similar exercise was done in Kerala as well and this was not just about political benefit, but also a serious case of sedition, he said, adding that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy should be held responsible.

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In a video that has gone viral on social media platforms, Judson said a complaint was lodged by him with the Election Commission with all evidence. With an eye on the forthcoming municipal elections in the State, 8.5 lakh votes of those aged between 18 and 35 years were first deleted from the list.

The original voters’ photos were morphed and their phone numbers were also altered. Interestingly, the voter ID numbers would remain same, he alleged.

Judson expressed concern that if such voter IDs landed in the hands of terrorists and other anti-national groups, they could misuse those. Citizenship of individuals was being comprised and it was not just a petty issue, he said in the video.

“This is not confined to Telangana, it is happening in Kerala, Karnataka and other places. Yet, the BJP is remaining calm over the issue,” Judson said, alleging that Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka’s wife Nandini was also involved in the issue. When a case was registered against a few individuals, she managed to get the accused released, he alleged.

The Congress party keeps complaining and questions EVMs but morphing voter IDs was a bigger scam. Using these fake IDs, the party workers cast votes, he said, adding that he was planning to file a PIL in the Supreme Court in the voter IDs scam.