Synopsis
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party. He alleges that Booth Level Officers are dying by suicide due to excessive workload during electoral roll revision. Kharge stated that the BJP’s actions have led to a deadly situation. He questioned the Election Commission’s silence on these deaths. The Congress leader urged people to protest the ongoing exercise.
ANI “Vote theft has taken deadly turn”: Congress chief Kharge slams BJP over demise of BLOs during SIR Phase II Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party after several Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the country, who were “overburdened” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of the electoral roll, died by suicide.
The row erupted after a BLO in Kerala’s Kannur died by suicide, followed by a similar incident in West Bengal.
Sharing a media report claiming the demise of 16 BLOs in six states, Kharge said that the alleged electoral fraud has taken a “deadly turn.”
In an X post, calling it a “forced implementation” of the SIR exercise, he compared it to the demonetization and the COVID lockdown times. Congress chief also questioned the Election Commission for their silence on the deaths of the BLOs.
He wrote, “The BJP’s vote theft has now taken a deadly turn. Overburdened with workload, BLOs and Polling Officers are being driven to suicide. To every family that has lost its loved ones, my deepest condolences. According to ground realities, these numbers are far higher than what’s reported, which is extremely alarming. Who will deliver justice to these families?”
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