As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process continues across India, a Booth Level Officer (BLO) at Anappady West L.P. School in Tavanur constituency, Kerala, was removed from duty for allegedly behaving rudely towards the public, said District Collector V.R. Vinod on Tuesday.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party after several Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the country, who were "overburdened" during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of the electoral roll, died by suicide.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday said that the death of Booth Level Officer (BLO) Shanti Muni Ekka, who allegedly took her own life due to unbearable pressure from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls work, will be examined in detail.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh by three months, citing large-scale irregularities in voter enumeration, missing voter list
Amid the ongoing nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of seeking to cut at least 50,000 votes, particularly in constituencies where the IND
Ghosh claimed that the EC is being misused to target genuine voters, alleging that real voters and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are committing suicide due to harassment. He demanded that absolutely no legitimate voter be removed while insisting that no illegal names remain on the voter lis
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed shock and sadness over the death of Booth Level Officer Shanti Muni Ekka, who took her own life due to "unbearable pressure" from Special Revision of Electoral Rolls (SIR) work.
In a letter written to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on November 20, Chief Minister Banerjee claimed that the "critical gaps in training, lack of clarity on mandatory documentation and the near-impossibility of meeting voters in the midst of their livelihood schedules have
According to a release from the CEO's office, Kelkar stated that the field-level efforts of the BLOs are crucial in maintaining the accuracy and reliability of the state's electoral roll.
The MP urged the Election Commission to take immediate action to "not put such pressure" on BLOs and to reconsider the implementation of SIR in the state.
Kelkar informed that BLOs are working tirelessly to achieve the goal of distributing one crore enumeration forms in Kerala, expressing the possibility of completing the target in the next four to five days. He mentioned that the ECI would collect all the filled forms until November 25.
"I am on SIR duty in Kottayam, Pakkil. While on duty, I faced dog bites several times. The injury is making it hard to do duty, and do survey," the dog bite victim, BLO told ANI.