Bengal Teachers Facing Health Crisis Due to Election Commission's SIR Duties: Growing Controversy in West Bengal

Nov 23, 2025 03:39 pm CST

A growing crisis unfolds in West Bengal as another Booth Level Officer (BLO), Kamal Naskar, has been hospitalized due to stress from Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duties. This incident follows a recent BLO suicide, intensifying the conflict between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Election Commission over workload concerns for teachers assigned electoral responsibilities ahead of upcoming Assembly polls.