Kolkata, April 1: Amidst the electoral atmosphere in West Bengal, the Election Commission has adopted a strict stance, stating that any form of violence outside the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) office will not be tolerated. The Commission has directly held the Trinamool Congress (TMC) responsible for the recent unrest.
This stern response from the Commission follows a series of incidents that began on Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday morning. The first incident involved clashes between TMC and BJP workers outside the CEO office in Kolkata.
In a second incident, TMC activists staged a night-long protest, alleging that the Election Commission and the CEO’s office were colluding with the BJP to include individuals from other states in West Bengal’s voter list.
On Wednesday morning, the CEO office issued a statement, holding TMC accountable for the chaos while affirming that these events would not affect the Commission’s commitment to conducting free and fair elections.
The statement read, “A councilor from Beleghata, along with some anti-social elements, was protesting outside the CEO office on Tuesday night. Such activities will not be tolerated, and the law will take its course. The Commission will take all necessary steps to ensure that the upcoming two phases of the assembly elections are conducted peacefully and fairly.”
An official from the CEO office noted that Section 144 was already in effect, prohibiting large gatherings. Despite this, ruling party workers continued their protests throughout the night.
On Tuesday night, West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agrawal held a lengthy meeting with Ajay Nand to discuss security measures for the CEO office. He later informed the media that such behavior outside the office would not be accepted.
Earlier on Tuesday evening, Agrawal dismissed allegations from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the TMC, which claimed that voters from other states were being added to the state’s voter list via Form-6.
The controversy escalated when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing BJP agents of submitting thousands of fraudulent Form-6 applications to include outsiders in Bengal’s voter list.
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