BLO Found Dead in Bankura Amid SIR Pressure; TMC Blames BJP, Alleges 50 Deaths

• Booth Level Officer (BLO) Haradhan Mandal found dead in Bankura, West Bengal, suspected suicide due to work pressure from Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
• A suicide note, signed by Mandal, cited inability to cope with BLO duties. Police are investigating the circumstances.
• Trinamool Congress (TMC) blames BJP and ECISVEEP for a "rushed, chaotic, and politically motivated" SIR process.
• TMC's Abhishek Banerjee claims over 50 lives have been lost due to panic, anxiety, and exhaustion from the SIR exercise.
• Banerjee criticized BJP for viewing deaths as "collateral cost" and the Election Commission for being "pliant" to political motives.

Why It Matters: BLO's death in Bankura sparks political row over electoral roll revision pressure; TMC alleges 50 lives lost.