Mass transfer of Panaji booth-level officers stayed

Panaji: An order for the mass transfer of booth level officers (BLOs) of the Panaji assembly constituency was on Friday kept in abeyance by the office of the deputy collector, sub-divisional officer, and sub-divisional magistrate until further orders.“The earlier booth level officers shall be retained, and the necessary changes be made in the ERONET system,” the order stated. “The BLOs concerned, who joined services as per the order dated April 17, 2025, shall forthwith report back to their parent offices. The head offices/departments of the offices concerned are requested to take note of the same,” the order stated.It further directed heads of the departments not to relieve the BLOs. The North Goa collector, who is also the district electoral officer, stated that an inquiry was ordered under the charge of additional collector-I, North Goa, into the mass transfer of BLOs from the Panaji assembly constituency.Elvis Gomes, earlier this month, complained about irregularities in the enrolment of voters in the Panaji constituency, alleging foreign nationals, even Nepali citizens, and people not residing in Goa were being enrolled into the electoral roll. Gomes also complained about the mass transfer of booth level officers of the Panaji constituency.The office of the chief electoral officer has refuted allegations of irregularities with regard to voter enrolment.