Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 26 -- The Joint Council of Kerala State Service Organisations has urged the authorities to postpone the national tiger census scheduled to begin in Kerala on December 1, citing serious concerns that the exercise will prevent thousands of government employees from exercising their voting rights in the upcoming local body elections.
In a detailed petition submitted to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force, the Chief Wildlife Warden, and the State Election Commissioner, the Council noted that with elections to the local self-government institutions set for December 9, the swift rollout of the census has created a crisis-like situation for nearly 3,000 staff members deployed for the operatio...