Ranchi, Dec. 2 -- Member of the Jharkhand government's coordination committee, and executive president of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee, Bandhu Tirkey, on Tuesday expressed his concern over deaths of 30 BLOs in 27 days across the country.

"The deaths of 30 BLOs in various states of the country in the last 27 days are extremely unfortunate. This action by the Election Commission (EC) and the Central government in the name of democracy raises many questions. In the name of democracy, the EC is crushing an integral part of the system, without which elections and democracy are unimaginable," Tirkey said issuing a press release.

Tirkey, who also served as education minister of the state, expressed his concern for conducting special vo...