Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 18 -- Congress MP Jebi Mather has expressed shock and grief over the alleged suicide of a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Kannur, claiming that the incident is due to the immense pressure faced by BLOs in conducting the Special Revision of electoral rolls.

"It is very sad and unfortunate that the election system and the election commission do not understand the pressure under which the BLOs are undergoing. This is not just one case... We are against SIR being done in such a hurried manner. This is an example of how a system can kill a person. This is actually a murder by the system." Mather told ANI.

The MP urged the Election Commission to take immediate action to "not put such pressure" on BLOs and to reconsider t...