New Delhi: Political slugfest erupted in West Bengal because the State Election Commission and the state authorities, on Saturday, approached the Supreme Court in opposition to Calcutta High Court`s order for deployment of central armed forces all through the state for the forthcoming panchayat elections. Approaching the apex courtroom on this matter is a U-turn from the SEC`s earlier stand of abiding by the order of the Calcutta High Court. Late Thursday night solely, SEC Rajiva Sinha had mentioned that he’ll abide by the Calcutta High Court`s order.
Reacting to the event, the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari mentioned that transfer by the state authorities and the SEC was deliberate effectively prematurely and therefore he too had filed a caveat on the apex courtroom quickly after the Calcutta High Court handed its order.
The state Congress president in West Bengal and veteran get together Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury mentioned most likely on Thursday Rajiva Sinha had mentioned that he’ll abide by the order of the Calcutta High Court as a result of no clear instruction from the chief minister`s workplace got here to him by then.Â
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“Now with the instructions coming, he has taken a U-turn. The Calcutta High Court`s order has accepted the arguments of the opposition parties and hence the state government and SEC are approaching the apex court to stall deployment of armed forces,” Chowdhury mentioned.
Like Adhikari, Congress Lok Sabha member from Malda (South) Abu Hasem Chowdhury had filed a caveat on the Supreme Court on the identical matter.
CPI(M) central committee member Sujan Chakraborty mentioned that the workplace of the state election commissioner is simply “acting as an extended arm of the state secretariat”.
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“Instead of taking independent decisions, Rajiva Sinha is acting as per the whims of the state government and the ruling party,” he mentioned.
Till the time the report was filed, there was no official model from Trinamool Congress. However, a senior member of the state cupboard mentioned on situation of anonymity, that as per norms, the SEC ought to work in coordination with the state authorities with the latter updating the fee of the accessible safety system.
“In this case, the Calcutta High Court gave direct instruction to the SEC to deploy central forces bypassing the state government. Probably that is why the commission and the state government have approached the Supreme Court,” he mentioned.
