Hyderabad, July 9 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process came to a halt in Secunderabad Cantonment after Booth Level Officers (BLOs) stopped work and staged a protest over pending salaries.

The protest was held outside the Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) office.

BLOs allege three years of unpaid salaries

According to the protesting staff, they have not received their salaries since 2023 despite continuing election-related duties.

They claimed they have been carrying out door-to-door surveys, data entry, and voter mapping every day since March but have not been paid.

The BLOs said they have repeatedly approached their supervisors but have received only assurances that the salaries would be released soon.

They also stated...