Kolkata/Chennai/Kochi: After the death of a booth level officer (BLO) in Kerala, and one in Rajasthan, another BLO in West Bengal has died, allegedly by suicide, due to the workload owing to the Special Intensive Revision exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) underway in 12 states/UTs.

A growing number of BLOs are raising the issue of excessive workload during the ongoing SIR exercise. With the deaths of BLOs in three states, scrutiny of the process has now intensified. Questions are being raised about institutional accountability. Show Full Article

On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote on X that an Anganwadi worker and tribal woman, Shanti Muni Ekka, “took her own life under the unbearable pressure of the ongoing SIR work”. S he said

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