EC action, security lapse at Suvendu Adhikari's rally, Election Commission suspends 4 police officers

The Election Commission has taken major action amid the election atmosphere in West Bengal. The Election Commission (ECI) has suspended the police officers responsible for negligence in law and order during Suvendu Adhikari's nomination rally in Bhawanipur on April 2. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also present at the rally and questions were raised about law and order. At the same time, the Trinamool Congress has accused the EC's action of adopting a biased attitude.

these policemen were attacked

Election Commission has taken action include Siddharth Dutta (DC-II, South Division, Kolkata Police), Priyankar Chakraborty (Officer-in-Charge, Alipore), Chandi Charan Banerjee (Additional OC, Alipore) and Saurabh Chatterjee (Sergeant, Alipore). All of them have been suspended and disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against them.

What is the whole matter?

This action of the Election Commission has taken major action in connection with the tension on April 1 near the convoy of Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. His convoy was on its way to the Alipore Survey Bhavan in south Kolkata. This is where Suvendu Adhikari was about to file his nomination. During this time, there was a security lapse.

Suvendu Adhikari is contesting from two seats

EC has written a letter to West Bengal Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala requesting the suspension of the four policemen and departmental action against them. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is contesting from Bhawanipur, one of the hottest seats in Bengal. He filed his nomination on April 2. During this time, Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also present. Suvendu Adhikari is contesting on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Bhawanipur and Nandigram constituencies in two phases of the West Bengal Assembly elections.

voting in West Bengal will be held in two phases

Voting in West Bengal will be held in two phases. The first phase will be held on April 23 and the second phase on April 29. The results will be declared on May 4. At the same time, senior leaders of political parties are visiting Bengal in the midst of the assembly elections. There is also a war of words between the leaders of different parties.