Kolkata, Sep 27
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will be deciding on the action against teachers in government schools in West Bengal who are refusing to accept duties of Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) allotted to them.
The duties as BLOs are being assigned keeping in mind the forthcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state at the end of the festive season in October as well as the Assembly elections scheduled next year.
The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kolkata, is scheduled to send a detailed report to the ECI on the teachers refusing to accept BLO duties despite being selected for the same.
Based on the said report from the CEO’s office, sources aware of the development said that the ECI will recommend actions against such teachers, which the CEO's office will then act upon.
“Several teachers in state-run schools have refused to accept BLO duties, despite a single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court last month ruling that there was nothing objectionable about the commission’s decision to appoint teachers of state-run schools as the BLOs.