Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, expressing serious concerns over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state and urging immediate corrective action.

In her letter, Banerjee described the exercise as “unplanned, chaotic, and dangerous,” warning that the current methodology and timelines were creating severe stress for officials and citizens alike. She highlighted that Booth-Level Officers (BLOs), many of whom are teachers and frontline workers, were struggling under unrealistic workloads, with inadequate training and support for online data entry, while simultaneously managing their primary duties.

“The absence of even basic preparedness, adequate planning or clear communic

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