Jalpaiguri, Nov. 19 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed shock and sadness over the death of Booth Level Officer Shanti Muni Ekka, who took her own life due to unbearable pressure from Special Revision of Electoral Rolls (SIR) work.

Mamata Banerjee claimed that this death marked the 28th such incident since SIR began, with many succumbing to fear, uncertainty, stress, and overload.

In a post on X, she criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for imposing an unplanned, relentless workload, compressing a 3-year process into 2 months and urged the ECI to act with conscience and halt the drive to prevent further loss of life.

"Deeply shocked and saddened. Today again, we lost a Booth Level Officer i...