BLO, elderly man die in Bengal; family members blame SIR exercise
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) and an elderly person died in West Bengal on Thursday.
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) and an elderly person died in West Bengal on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the Noor Basti police station area when the officer was listening to public complaints.
The ERO attributed the incident to missing mandatory particulars in the enumeration form submitted by Admiral Prakash, which prevented automatic verification by the electoral system.
A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed all concerned state governments to “depute additional staff” so that the long working hours spent by BLOs on SIR duties can be reduced.
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) died of cardiac arrest, allegedly due to the workload of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
State Chief Electoral Officer( CEO) Navdeep Rinwa informed here on Thursday that the digitization of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is progressing rapidly in the state.
Appearing for one of the petitioners challenging the constitutionality of the SIR exercise, senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued that the revision process, which began in Bihar and was later extended nationwide, has effectively become “an exclusionary exercise,” contrary to the inclusive electoral framework adopted after Independence, based on universal adult franchise.
A BLO, Veena Mishra (55) who was an Aanganwadi worker, died after suffering a heart attack while carrying out the SIR work on Tuesday evening in the Rewa district of the state.
He also pledged direct aid from the Samajwadi Party, adding, "We also pledge to give Rs 2 lakh assistance to the dependents of each deceased person."
Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari has triggered a fresh political row with his remarks on the Election Commission’s proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
