By Admin 
The sudden death of a BLO engaged in Voter List Revision (SIR) work in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh has raised big questions on the entire system. 54-year-old Maniram Napit, posted in the primary school Madrasa of Sohagpur tehsil, was ill for a few days, but the pressure of SIR work was constant on him.
Family members say that after receiving the call, his health suddenly deteriorated and he died on the way. However, the administration has clearly rejected the issue of duty pressure.
Maniram Napit was assigned BLO duty in a ward of Kotma area. He was having health problems for the last several days while working, but due to the deadline of SIR, he was continuously in the field.
Even on the day of the incident, he was at work when he received a phone call and soon after his condition started deteriorating. The family members were taking him to the hospital, but he died on the way. Initially the case is being said to be a heart attack. The real reason will become clear only after the post mortem report.
Son’s allegation- ‘There was a lot of pressure’
Aditya Napit, son of the deceased, made serious allegations against the administration. He said that there was a lot of pressure for the work of SIR. Aditya told that father was ill for the last few days, but there was a lot of pressure from above to complete the work quickly. Meanwhile someone called, and after that his condition suddenly worsened. Family members say that constant calls and pressure had further weakened Maniram’s condition.
‘Feel ill at home, talk about pressure is wrong’
Shahdol Collector Dr. Kedar Singh says that this incident is sad, but it should not be linked to the pressure of duty. He claimed that Maniram Napit’s health had deteriorated at home and he did not die at the workplace.
The Collector said that the BLO had completed 60 percent of his work. There was no extra pressure of any kind on him. He also informed that the digitization work of 453 out of 676 BLOs in the district has been completed.
Input By : Ravinder Singh Gill