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Communist Party of India (CPI) State caput Binoy Viswam has demanded the Election Commission of India (EC) to urgently widen the deadline of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Mr. Viswam was reacting to the quality of the alleged termination of a booth-level serviceman (BLO), Aneesh George, successful Kannur territory connected Sunday (November 16, 2025). The CPI State caput said helium has besides written a missive to the EC with this demand.
Meanwhile, Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar said helium has sought a study connected the incidental from the District Collector, Kannur.
Mr. Viswam said the incidental should beryllium an eye-opener to the Commission arsenic it pointed to the unfair enactment load connected the BLOs. “This calamity has been caused by the unbearable enactment load connected the BLOs caused by the EC’s determination to spell up with the SIR conscionable erstwhile Kerala is besides preparing for the section assemblage elections,” Mr. Viswam said.
He accused the EC of aiding the policies of the ruling governmental enactment astatine the Centre. “Aneesh is the archetypal unfortunate successful Kerala of this policy,” helium said.
Secretariat protests
The Secretariat Action Council described Aneesh arsenic “a unfortunate of SIR.” Action assembly convener M.S. Ershad said the BLOs are facing terrible carnal and intelligence accent with predetermination officials pressuring them to implicit the enumeration up of the deadline. The BLOs are besides being threatened with disciplinary action, helium alleged. The enactment assembly has demanded the Commission to denote a compensation of ₹1 crore to Aneesh’s household and besides convene a gathering of work organisations connected the SIR.
Major governmental parties including the CPI(M), the Congress, the CPI and the IUML had repeated their request that the SIR beryllium halted till the section assemblage elections are implicit astatine a play reappraisal gathering convened by Mr. Kelkar connected Saturday.
