Reacting to the deaths of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in several states, the Congress on Sunday alleged that the hasty implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise is similar to the chaos seen during demonetisation and the COVID-19 lockdown.

He said that the mounting workload associated with the SIR exercise is driving BLOs and polling officers to suicide.

Citing a media report that 16 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have died in just 19 days, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the BJP’s “vote chori” has now taken a deadly turn.

Kharge expressed condolences to the families who lost their loved ones.

"Based on ground reality, this number is far higher than reported, which is extremely worrying.

"Who will provide justice to these families?" Kharge said in his

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