A booth-level officer (BLO), recently honoured for completing the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of schedule, has now served himself a notice to appear for a verification hearing over alleged anomalies. Sajjad Hossain, the BLO for booth 208 of Banshihari block in South Dinajpur, has received a notice summoning him to a hearing on January 28 at the Banshihari High School. ADVERTISEMENTAccording to procedure, as he is both a voter and BLO, he was required to formally serve the notice to himself. The Election Commission is harassing people at the behest of the BJP,” Chaki said. This is simply administrative work carried out by the Election Commission.”

Source: The Telegraph January 26, 2026 02:43 UTC