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"Over 28 BLOs have died due to SIR": Kharge demands urgent debate in Rajya
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Tuesday pressed the Central government to allow an urgent discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing concerns over the lives and safety of Booth Level Officers (BLOs)
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi moves adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over electo
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"At a time when faith in institutions is already strained, irregularities in voter lists raise serious questions about the commitment of authorities to uphold the democratic mandate," Gogoi wrote in his notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary-General.
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Congress MPs move adjournment motion in Lok Sabha, demand suspension of 'r
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MPs on Tuesday moved adjournment motions in the Lok Sabha demanding the immediate suspension of the allegedly "unplanned and rushed" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, while also flagging the extreme pressure on Booth Level Officers (BLOs) that has reportedly le
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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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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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Sachin Pilot flags concerns over SIR process, accuses ECI of lapses; shows
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI in Jaipur, Pilot said that while SIR has taken place multiple times in the past, "earlier when SIR occurred, there was neither any discussion nor any fear in people's minds. But for the first time, people are troubled by this."
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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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