Chikkaballapur (Karnataka), Feb 6 (IANS) An incident involving a Congress leader allegedly threatening a teacher while he was performing duties related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was reported from Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district on Friday. A purported audio clip allegedly containing a conversation between the two has gone viral on social media.The leader has been identified as Nagesh Reddy. He is allegedly heard shouting at the teacher, G.S. Shivashankar, accusing him of suppo…
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Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Preparatory work for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana has commenced, the state Chief Electoral Officer said on Thursday. Ahead of the SIT, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) urged political parties to appoint at least one Booth Level Agent (BLA) for every polling station.Addressing a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties, CEO C. Sudharsan Reddy stressed that strong booth-level coordination would be central to the exerc…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Protests erupted in the Basanti area in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Sunday over allegations of harassment during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing process.The highway was blocked with burning tyres, bringing traffic to a standstill.Most of the residents in the area where the blockade is taking place are from the minority community. They alleged that they are being selectively targeted with SIR notices. They claimed that despite submitting multipl…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) After Ketugram in East Burdwan district of West Bengal, a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in the state’s Hooghly district, on Thursday, served a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing notice to his wife. Rajshekhar Majumdar, a resident of Ward No. 1 of Tarakeshwar Municipality, is the BLO for booth number 248 of the Tarakeshwar Assembly constituency in Hooghly district.On Thursday, a hearing notice has been issued in the name of Rajshekhar’s wife, Susmita Majumdar. As the BLO,…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress worker has been arrested in connection with the recent suicide of a BLO in Bengal’s Murshidabad, said the police on Tuesday.The police said the Trinamool worker had refused to repay a loan of Rs 20 lakh to the deceased BLO concerned, which pushed the latter into a state of acute mental frustration.Initially, Trinamool’s Murshidabad leadership projected the death due to SIR-related pressure. The party even staged protests outside the office of West Be…
Panjim, Jan 12 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Monday tried to clear the air on a personal hearing notice issued to former Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash and his wife, saying that columns left blank in the Enumeration Form filled by the veteran had triggered the notice for physical verification. The Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of Cortalim Assembly constituency in Goa said in a statement that during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Booth Level Offi…
Panaji, Jan 8 (IANS) Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Goa, the office of the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) for the 26-Dabolim Assembly constituency has issued an official clarification regarding the enumeration form submitted for Congress Lok Sabha MP from South Goa, Captain Viriato Hipolito Mendonca Fernandes.The clarification, issued by the Joint Mamlatdar-III of Mormugao taluka, pertains to procedural deficiencies that resulted in the f…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kerala on Monday dismissed a news report published in a section of media on Sunday that alleged excessive workload on a young female Booth Level Officer (BLO), terming it “misleading” and an “exaggeration” of facts related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.The clarification comes in the wake of a viral news segment which claimed that a female BLO was under sev…
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) A booth-level officer (BLO) in Dankuni in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Saturday alleged that she was physically assaulted after flagging the presence of an “illegal voter”. The incident triggered a controversy, with the Trinamool Congress questioning the BLO’s methods and authority in raising issues related to citizenship.The incident took place in Ward No. 2 of Dankuni and led to tension in the area.The BLO, identified as Bimali Tudu Hansda of Booth No. 5 in W…
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Another Booth Level Officer (BLO) died on Saturday, with his family alleging that pressure related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work led to his deteriorating health. The incident took place in Cooch Behar district of north Bengal.The BLO was admitted to a hospital on Friday night after experiencing chest pain and died while undergoing treatment. His family alleged that he had fallen ill due to pressure from SIR-related duties and was also suffering from d…