Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday sharply criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) after multiple reports surfaced of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) dying by suicide amid workload pressure during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The controversy gained momentum after the death of a BLO in Kerala’s Kannur district was followed by a similar case in West Bengal. A media report shared by Kharge suggested that as many as 16 BLOs have died across six states while engaged in SIR-related duties.

Calling the situation a “deadly turn” in what he described as BJP-led electoral malpractice, Kharge said the government was putting administrative workers under excessive pressure. In a post shared on X, he wrote. “The BJ

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