The Election Commission wrote to West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, directing him to ensure the security of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the SIR exercise after receiving reports that there is “an apparent threat” to their safety.
This is EC’s second letter to the state government in three days, expressing concern over the security of poll officials in West Bengal.
On Wednesday, the EC wrote to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma over a “serious security breach” at the CEO’s office, following an agitation by a section of BLOs against “excessive work pressure”.
The EC wrote to the DGP on Friday as state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya urged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to immediately visit the state and personally assess what he alleged was an “atmosphere of fear, coercion and intimidation” of BLOs by the ruling Trinamool Congress.
“It has come to the notice of the Election Commission of India from various quarters that there is an apparent threat to the safety a​The Election Commission wrote to West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, directing him to ensure the security of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the SIR exercise after receiving reports that there is “an apparent threat” to their safety.
This is EC’s second letter to the state government in three days, expressing concern over the security of poll officials in West Bengal.
On Wednesday, the EC wrote to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma over a “serious security breach” at the CEO’s office, following an agitation by a section of BLOs against “excessive work pressure”.
The EC wrote to the DGP on Friday as state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya urged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to immediately visit the state and personally assess what he alleged was an “atmosphere of fear, coercion and intimidation” of BLOs by the ruling Trinamool Congress.
“It has come to the notice of the Election Commission of India from various quarters that there is an apparent threat to the safety a ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
