The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong concern over reports that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and other officials involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2.0 of electoral rolls were being threatened in West Bengal and other states, cautioning that the situation could descend into “anarchy” if not dealt with urgently.

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the Election Commission of India to promptly bring to the court’s notice any instance of obstruction, threat or lack of cooperation by state authorities in the ongoing SIR exercise.

“Bring to our notice instances of lack of cooperation, hindrances to work of BLOs and we will pass appropriate orders,” the bench told senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the Election Commission.

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