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NEW DELHI: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Kerala’s electoral rotation is expected to beryllium severely affected connected Monday aft aggregate commercialized unions announced that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) crossed the authorities volition boycott work.
The determination follows the decease of a BLO successful Kannur, whose household and colleagues allege helium was nether aggravated enactment unit linked to the SIR process.The Action Council of State Government Employees and Teachers, the Joint Committee of Teacher Service Organisations, and the Kerala NGO Association said connected Sunday that their members would not study for duty. They person besides announced associated protestation marches astatine the bureau of the Chief Electoral Officer and astatine collectorates successful each districts.According to the organisations, BLOs are burdened with unrealistic targets arsenic portion of the SIR and the preparations for the upcoming section assemblage elections. “Instead, it imposed an unrealistic workload with precocious targets successful a precise abbreviated period. This unit is pushing BLOs toward suicide,” their connection said.Tension escalated aft the decease of Aneesh George, 44, a BLO from Payyannur, Kannur, who was recovered hanging successful his location connected Sunday.
His household and section residents person alleged that helium took the utmost measurement owed to the dense workload associated with the SIR. Police records besides authorities helium had been nether accent related to his duties.His begetter said George had been tense for days. “I ne'er expected that things would scope this level… He took the utmost measurement retired of this tension,” helium said. A household acquaintance, Shyam, besides said the deceased had spoken astir the unit to implicit SIR-related work.Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan demanded a thorough probe, saying the workload faced by BLOs indispensable beryllium examined. “SIR was initiated by the cardinal government. The ongoing process is much intensive than adjacent the preparations for the Assembly elections,” helium said.CPI(M)’s M V Jayarajan said George “might person felt that determination was nary enactment different than to extremity his ain life,” and urged that the SIR beryllium halted until the section assemblage polls.
Congress person Rijil Makkutty alleged that George was a unfortunate of the Election Commission’s effort to beforehand the process “to fulfil the BJP agenda”.Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar said a study from the territory collector has been sought. He added that BLOs are lone required to grip SIR-related enactment for 31 days and “normally determination is nary accidental of immoderate enactment pressure”. The constabulary probe and collector’s report, helium said, volition clarify the circumstances.(With inputs from agencies)
