The 1,500 staff make up around 15 per cent of the 10,000 required for the 2,000-odd booths. Following the demonstrations on Tuesday, a delegation of the personnel submitted a memorandum to the election observer of the district. Unless we get a written assurance, over 1,500 personnel will not attend training and not sign up for poll duty,” said Priyabrata Pal, a teacher in Raiganj. Roy was found dead along rail tracks days after having stepped out his panchayat poll booth last year. Arvind Meena, the district magistrate, said all necessary arrangements had been made to ensure the security of poll personnel.

Source: The Telegraph April 02, 2019 20:48 UTC