Representatives of the JDS and Congress called on Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami here and referred to the recent communal flare-up in parts of coastal region, "moral policing" and alleged attempts by the ruling party to include large number of bogus voters in electoral rolls in Bellary.

The JDS demanded action against a "political party", apparently referring to BJP, for extending moral support to Hindu Samajotsava, organised by Hindu outfits and said it should be given a stern warning.

Congress leader M P Prakash claimed that in some constituencies like Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district, names of minority community voters have been deleted.

"Bellary should be considered a sensitive constituency and all steps taken to ensure fair poll process," Prakash and JDS spokesman Y S V Datta told Gopalaswami.

Datta wanted the CEC to order transfer of the Bellary District Deputy Commissioner, accusing him of colluding with some ruling party members, including owners of a mining company, indirectly targeting Ministers- G Karaunakara Reddy, G Janardhana Reddy and B Sriramulu.

Sriramulu's sister J Shanti is contesting the Bellary (ST) Lok Sabha seat and electoral authorities recently detected attempts to enroll bogus voters, over which ten probe teams have been formed.

BJP's representative C T Ravi pleaded with the EC to permit government to implement welfare schemes like granting Rs 1,000 subsidy for farmers to purchase agricultural inputs as they were part of on-going programmes.

He also urged the Election Commission to permit the government to resume distribution of bicycles to students as they are not voters.