Electoral Roll Revision: Tragic Deaths and Political Uproar

Two school teachers acting as booth-level officers died of cardiac arrest amid allegations of excessive work pressure during the ongoing electoral roll revision. The incidents have sparked political controversies with parties blaming the Election Commission for negligence and stress arising from the exercise.

Two primary school teachers, deployed as booth-level officers (BLO) during the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, have died of cardiac arrest in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Gujarat's Mehsana. The tragic incidents have led to accusations of overwhelming work pressure placed on these officers.

The Trinamool Congress has accused the Election Commission (EC) of imposing an unmanageable workload, blaming the poll panel for multiple deaths. Meanwhile, SP president Akhilesh Yadav has labeled the revision process as a significant conspiracy, potentially endangering democratic rights, while the Bharatiya Janata Party counters these allegations as politically motivated.

The debate intensifies as opposition party leaders demand accountability, with the EC dismissing allegations of negligence. Amid the controversy, Lakshadweep becomes the first Union territory to achieve complete digitization of the SIR enumeration forms.