Clash over transfer of officers before West Bengal Assembly elections, TMC reaches High Court, challenges Election Commission’s decision
Kolkata. The political atmosphere has heated up with the announcement of West Bengal Assembly elections. Trinamool Congress has approached the Kolkata High Court challenging the Election Commission’s decision regarding the transfer of several senior IAS and IPS officers. On behalf of the party, senior lawyer and leader Kalyan Banerjee has filed a petition, in which Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been made a party. He has demanded an early hearing of the case from the bench led by Chief Justice Sujay Pal.
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In fact, within hours of the announcement of elections on March 15, the Election Commission had transferred many senior officials including the state Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and DGP. Questioning this decision, TMC has alleged that no consultation was done with the state government before taking such a big decision. The main issue raised in the petition is whether the Election Commission followed the rules or not. It is believed that this matter may be heard in the High Court early next week.
Let us tell you that voting is to be held in two phases on 294 assembly seats of West Bengal. The first phase will be held on April 23 and the second on April 29, while the counting of votes will be done on May 4. Now everyone’s eyes are on this legal battle, because it can affect the electoral process and administrative decisions.
Report: Harsh Gautam
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