00:00Serious concerns are emerging, truth be told, on the pressures that boot-level officers are facing
00:06across multiple states where the SIR exercise is going on. Today, a heart-rending video came
00:12out from Uttar Pradesh, where a BLO died by suicide, allegedly claiming the severe work
00:19pressure. The Election Commission has now extended the deadline for filling up the SIR forms by a
00:25week, but is it enough? Tonight's Ground Report. Take a look.
00:41This is Sarvesh Singh, a boot-level officer in Uttar Pradesh, breaking down, citing work pressure.
00:48The schoolteacher from Vaheri village later allegedly took his life.
00:59He allegedly left a two-paid suicide note saying, I quote, I have been working day and night,
01:05yet I am unable to achieve SIR targets. I only get two to three hours of sleep. I have four
01:12daughters, two of whom are unwell. Please forgive me. And I unquote.
01:16The district authorities denied claims of work pressure.
01:35The schoolteacher from Vaheriikkish Komar Forces did not make a deal there. Before the
01:54tracker was released, Mr. Br budgeting is an incredibly important matter for us. In this
01:56middle of theary hospital, the police fluid process came based on neighborhood. The
02:03In Dholpur, Rajasthan, a BLO died late Saturday night after suffering a cardiac arrest.
02:1342-year-old Anuj Garg, a school teacher, was uploading forms at 1 a.m. when he complained of chest pain.
02:21He was rushed to the hospital but did not survive.
02:25Last Wednesday, Sudhir Kumar Kori was to get married.
02:28His family, preparing for his wedding celebrations, ended mourning his untimely death.
02:34A day before the wedding, Sudhir, a BLO in UP's Fatehpur, allegedly died by suicide.
02:43Family says he was troubled after higher officials threatened to suspend him for skipping a meeting.
02:58In just the last one month, over 30 booth-level officers have died after the rollout of the Election Commission's special intensive revision.
03:10Some of them allegedly by suicide.
03:13Families of many of the victims have blamed the workload.
03:18The EC has extended the deadline for BLOs by one week.
03:21What began as a revision of electoral rolls has now turned into an exercise with real human consequences.
03:30Bureau Report, India Today.
03:36Maybe we need to send our MPs to the ground to find out what's actually happening with booth-level officers.
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