Editor,
As many as 33 polling personnel died from heat stroke in Uttar Pradesh during the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election on 1 June.
It is necessary to find out if adequate protective measures like continuous supply of drinking water and ORS, sufficient fans, and clean toilets were provided in all the DC/RC and polling booths in Uttar Pradesh. If it is found that some of these essential things were compromised, the authorities should explain the reason for their negligence and human rights violations.
Sujit De,
Kolkata