KOLKATA, Oct 22: Amid indications that the SIR exercise in West Bengal could be announced any day from now, the ECI has made it clear to the booth level officers (BLOs) in the state that there will be no relief from electoral duties without genuine reasons.
Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that the commission has also made it clear that any BLO seeking relief from electoral duties will also have to explain to the commission the grounds on which they were seeking relief from electoral duties.
Already over 600 BLOs in West Bengal, who have sought relief from the electoral duties, have been served show-cause notices by the CEO’s office.
In the notice, the BLOs concerned have been asked to justify within 72 hours why their plea for relief from electoral duties should be granted by the commission. (IANS)
