Taking strong exception to at least 30 Booth lever Officers (BlOs) found skipping the assigned duty of preparing voters’ cards, Dehradun election officer and DM Ravinath Raman said that they must either join duty immediately or would face action with FIRs being lodged against them in the police stations concerned as per election commission’s guidelines.
He said that mainly the Anganwari workers and the teachers appointed as BlOs are being found staying away from the election duty. He also directed the district project officers, child development officers and district education officers to stop releasing salary to the errant BlOs by way of punitive action.
He stressed that their salary would be released only after the election officers concerned give the clearance. DM Raman meted out the warning while presiding over a meeting with the campus ambassadors, civil defence wardens and inter-college principals at the collectorate on Thursday.
“They have been asked to complete the process of preparing voter’s card, recertifying the electoral rolls and the like. However, things are serious with the persons entrusted with the important tasks are found skipping duties,” he said.
It is learnt that in course of the meeting, campus ambassadors have been identified for each of the inter colleges. They would motivate the new voters to have their voter’s cards prepared. They would also assist the voters’ to rectify errors related to the voter’s cards.
DM made it clear that forms from the number 6-8 have been sent to the BlOs, ration card dealers and tehsil officials to be provided to the eligible voters. Besides, the BlOs have been directed to read the voter’s list at public places between October 7 and October 14.
The errors would be corrected between October 16 and October 23. The final voter’s list will be published on January 10, 2017, Raman said while adding that the BlOs have been directed to reach every voter, no matter whether he lives in the remote area.