BLO Work Pressure For SIR: Voter List Revision (SIR) work is going on in 12 states of the country. But the pressure of this work is weighing heavily on the Booth Level Officers (BLO). Due to which he is having heart attack and even death.
After Bihar elections, Voter List Revision (SIR) work is going on in 12 states and union territories across the country. In SIR, the maximum pressure is on the booth level officers BLO. The kind of news coming now is surprising. Recently two BLO officers died in Madhya Pradesh. It is being said that he died due to stress caused by workload. So in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal also, a BLO committed suicide due to work pressure.
A BLO dies of heart attack in Mandideep
Actually, a BLO died of a heart attack in Mandideep on Thursday night. Who has been identified as Ramakant Pandey. It is said that Pandey was involved in an online meeting 10 minutes ago. Ten minutes after the meeting ended, his health suddenly deteriorated and he collapsed in the washroom. He was brought to Bhopal AIIMS, but doctors declared him dead. The family has alleged that he lost his life due to the increasing pressure in SIR. The wife said that he was under so much work pressure that he had not slept for four nights. Late night work, constant instructions on phone and pressure of deadlines were troubling him. He was always afraid of being suspended.
Death in Damoh and BLO of Raisen missing
Apart from this, the second death in Madhya Pradesh has occurred in Damoh district. Where a BLO who was conducting the voter list survey died. The reason behind the death is said to be the work pressure of SIR. BLO teacher Narayan Das Soni, who lives in the grand city of Raisen, is said to be missing. He has been missing for six days after leaving home without informing anyone. Police and Soni’s family are searching for him.
What is the reason behind BLO’s death?
Opposition leaders and experts say that the main reason behind the loss of lives of all the BLs across the country is the fear of not being able to complete the work on time, the fear of being suspended if the work is not completed on time, getting work many times more than the capacity… Due to all these, the stress on the mind continuously increases and this stress affects the heart and people become victims of heart disease. Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari said that very little time has been given for the SIR process, due to which the pressure on BLO has increased. Due to this stress, many BLOs are having heart attacks and dying.