Hyderabad, Jan. 16 -- A Booth Level Officer (BLO) from Rajasthan's Hawa Mahal Assembly constituencyhas threatened to commit suicide after he was allegedly pressured to delete the names of 470 Muslim voters from his booth.

A video that has been circulating on social media shows the BLO, identified as Kirti Kumar, can be seen shouting on a phone call, saying, "Maybe I should remove voters from the entire basti, that can help you as well as Maharaj win the election comfortably," reportedly speaking to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor Suresh Saini.

"Maharaj" refers to BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya, who won the 2023 Assembly elections by a margin of just 974 votes. Acharya has repeatedly landed himself in controversy since he was elected ...