New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday accused the BJP of driving overburdened Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and polling officials to suicide amid intense election duties, condemning the ruling party's "vote theft" as having taken a deadly turn.
"The BJP's vote theft has now taken a deadly turn. Overburdened with workload, BLOs and Polling Officers are being driven to suicide. To every family that has lost their loved ones, my deepest condolences," Kharge said in a post on social media platform X.
Kharge further criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI) for its silence on the issue, accusing it of neglecting the welfare of election workers. "The BJP abuses power and weakens democracy. Citizens must rai...