Workload on BLOs: Should Election Commission extend the deadline? Experts debate

The big talking points of this episode of News Today are the power tussle in the Karnataka Congress and the political showdown over SIR exercise and BLOs suicides. A political power struggle has intensified in Karnataka as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s 2.5-year term concludes, with Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar alluding to a secret leadership deal. The show also highlights a crisis facing electoral staff, with reports of alleged suicides among Booth Level Officers (BLOs) due to extreme workload pressure from the Election Commission's voter roll revision. So, should the Election Commission extend the deadline of SIR exercise? Watch as panelists share their views on this and more on the show.