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Congress' K Suresh slams govt over BLOs' death during SIR, says "only prio
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MP K Suresh on Monday criticised the government, accusing it of being "unwilling to discuss" the deaths of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that the Centre is only pushing its own agenda as the winter ses
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Congress MPs move adjournment motion in Parliament seeking urgent debate o
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Calling the revision exercise as "unplanned and one-sided," the Congress MPs have flagged the alleged extreme pressure put on Booth Level Officers (BLOs), resulting in deaths and exhaustion.
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Increased honorarium for BLOs not paid by TMC govt in West Bengal: ECI
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Election Commission of India (ECI) alleged that the increased honorarium for the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and an additional Rs 6,000 for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists approved by the poll body have not yet been paid by the TMC government in West Bengal.
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UP Minister accuses Akhilesh Yadav of spreading "lies about vote theft"
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He asserted that the statewide verification work by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) had been completed thoroughly. "More than 3,100 BLOs across the state have completed 100% of their work. This is enough to prove the lies of the SP and Akhilesh Yadav. The SIR process is completely transparent
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"Spoke 55 mins, answered zero questions": Derek O'Brien slams Election Com
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India, accusing it of dodging key questions raised by the TMC delegation during Friday's meeting on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and daring the poll
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EC doubles remuneration of BLOs, introduces honorarium to EROs, AEROs for
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Commission has therefore, decided to double the annual remuneration for BLOs & also enhanced the remuneration of BLO Supervisors involved in the preparation and revision of electoral rolls," it said.
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CPI-M demands Election Commission stop "flawed" SIR process
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
CPI(M) in a statement said that the entire exercise is being conducted in a tearing hurry and poorly planned manner. "Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been given impossible deadlines to complete the door-to-door verification. This haste has led to complaints in several places of BLOs camp
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BJP forms national coordination committee on SIR; panel to review BLO safe
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The committee has been formed amid the repeated instances of BLO deaths. The issue of BLO's health and safety has also gotten the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) locking horns, with each of them claiming that the other one is threatening and intimidating BLOs
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ECI writes to DGP, Kolkata Police Commissioner to ensure security of BLOs
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a letter addressed to the Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal and the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the poll body emphasised that BLOs must not be subjected to pressure, threats or interference from political party workers, stressing that such acts undermine the integrity of
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EC warns AITC delegation against interfering with BLOs, rebuts allegations
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to sources, the Commission issued a detailed, point-by-point rebuttal to all "baseless allegations and unfounded apprehensions" raised by the AITC delegation. The ECI stressed that the ongoing electoral roll revision exercise is conducted strictly as per constitutional provision
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"26 BLOs' deaths in 20 days like murder in broad daylight": Congress targe
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate took a swipe at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in a press conference in Delhi, reiterating the Congress party's "vote theft" claims through Special Intensive Revision (SIR) on the BJP during the Bihar elections 2025.
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Maulana Khalid Rasheed urges citizens to fill SIR forms correctly
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Maulana Firangi Mahali emphasised that while voters should not rely solely on Booth Level Officers (BLOs), they should actively assist them and complete their forms correctly. "
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