Modi govt, EC has blood on its hands, SIR a death trap for BLOs: Congress
New Delhi (PTI): After claiming deaths of over 25 booth-level officers (BLOs) due to SIR-related work stress, the Congress on Friday accused the Election Commission and the Modi government of having blood on their hands as they are dying under threats and coercion.
Congress senior spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi claimed that the officials are forced to delete OBC votes and work for 18 hours, alleging that the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is nothing but 'vote chori' by design.
"The so-called Special Intensive Revision has turned into a Special Institutionalised rejig unknown to law. BLOs are dying under inhuman targets, threats, and coercion. Suicides in Gir, Fatehpur, and Gonda expose the rot.
"When officials are forced to delete OBC voters and work 18 hours a day, it is no revision; it is vote chori by design. The Modi Government and ECI now have blood on their hands," Singhvi said in a post on X.
The so-called Special Intensive Revision has turned into a Special Institutionalised rejig unknown to law .
— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) November 28, 2025
BLOs are dying under inhuman targets, threats & coercion. Suicides in Gir, Fatehpur and Gonda expose the rot.
When officials are forced to delete OBC voters & work 18…
His party colleague and spokesperson, Supriya Shrinate, shared a video of the remarks of a BLO who died by committing suicide.
"Gyanesh Ji, the wife of deceased BLO Vijay Verma from UP is saying .... 'The BLO job has taken my husband's life. How will we run the household, how will we educate our son?'. The son is saying 'SDM says if the feeding of 200 papers hasn't been done, there will be an FIR'.
"SIR's deadline has turned into a deathline," she alleged in a post on X.
ज्ञानेश जी,
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) November 28, 2025
यूपी के मृत BLO विजय वर्मा की पत्नी कह रही हैं
“BLO की नौकरी ने मेरे पति की जान ले ली. हम घर कैसे चलायेंगे, बेटे को कैसे पढ़ायेंगे?”
बेटा कहा रहा “SDM कहते हैं 200 पेपर की फीडिंग नहीं हुई तो FIR होगी"
SIR की deadline तो deathline बन गई है pic.twitter.com/PJvGWeDKwX
The Congress also posted on X that the SIR is a death trap for BLOs.
"The Modi government's latest tool for nationwide vote chori—the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)—has become a nightmare for BLOs and electoral officials, to the point that they are paying with their lives one after the other across the states.
"Each day, India is witnessing the deaths of officials deployed on SIR duty. Many have taken the ultimate decision to take their own lives, while others have suffered serious ailments, including heart attacks, that have resulted in their deaths," the party said.
The Congress claimed that in Gujarat's Gir, BLO Arvind Vadher killed himself after citing an inability to cope with the extreme SIR workload.
In Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur, Sudhir Kumar, an SIR supervisor, killed himself by hanging after he was threatened with suspension for not attending an official meeting, the party said.
"Shockingly, another BLO from UP has revealed the Modi government's sinister plans of vote chori. Gonda's BLO and Assistant Teacher Vipin Yadav consumed poison after being coerced by the administration to delete the names of OBC voters and threatened if he failed to comply.
"And these are just a few names from the list of over 25 victims of SIR. BLOs across the states have written to the EC, revealing that “unrealistic targets, 16–18 hour workdays, intimidation and constant threats of suspension” are taking a toll on the mental and physical health of officials," the Congress said.
The opposition party claimed that the repeated and consistent pleas from officials, unions, and their families are falling on deaf ears as the deadly SIR continues hurriedly and ruthlessly under a skewed deadline, "ostensibly to carry out an 'effective' nationwide vote chori."
"This is no revision; this is Special Intrusive Rigging. Because Modi knows that he can't taste electoral victories without a manipulated mandate.
"But enough is enough! How many more lives will be claimed to enable Modi's illegitimate rule? How many more innocents will pay the price for one man's greed for power? Modi and the Election Commission have blood on their hands," the party said on X.
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How can TN get funds if state always confronts Centre, asks AIADMK chief Palaniswami
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Thanjavur (PTI): AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami lashed out at the DMK government over fund flow to the state and remarked how it could be possible for the state to get funds when it intentionally confronted the central government.
Addressing a joint poll campaign with AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran, a constituent of the AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu, Palaniswami on Saturday said political parties could have differences or criticise each other during elections but after the polls, the elected government should serve the people who voted them to power.
"How can TN get funds if the state government intentionally criticises the BJP? The DMK could not get funds when it shared power with the Congress at the Centre. Now it criticises the BJP, after failing to maintain harmonious ties with the Centre," the former chief minister said.
The DMK government could have obtained the funds required for the people had it maintained a cordial relationship with the Centre, he said.
But during the last five years of its rule, it had only denied the people the benefits they deserved, the AIADMK general secretary alleged.
"During the then Congress-led UPA regime, a DMK minister involved in the 2 G spectrum scam was jailed and another person who is now criticising me has also been in Tihar jail. She has no qualification to criticise me," he said and reminded that the 2 G spectrum case was still pending.
"The DMK is synonymous with scams. DMK is corruption and corruption is DMK, both are inseparable," Palaniswami alleged.
He flayed the DMK's alleged double standards on protecting the rights and interests of Tamil Nadu as it took up a joint poll campaign with Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who had stated that Karnataka would go ahead with the balancing reservoir project at Mekedatu.
Tamil Nadu has been opposing the project as it would affect the agriculture prospects in the state.
Dhinakaran, who addressed from atop the campaign vehicle, flanked by Palaniswami, said like "brothers", the two were garnering votes for the NDA candidates' victory.
He appealed to the people to oust the "evil DMK".
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