Kolkata: The Election Commission of India on Sunday suspended Purba Medinipur SP Pravin Prakash claiming laxity in security offered by police to the West Bengal Chief Minister in Nandigram on the day she sustained damage to her foot.
“Charges shall be framed against him for major failure of bandobast,” the fee was quoted as saying by ANI.
Further, the ballot panel has appointed former DGP Intelligence of Punjab, Anil Kumar Sharma as Special Police Observer for West Bengal Assembly elections.
Sharma would be the second Special Police Observer, in addition to Vivek Dube.
Earlier, the Election Commission (EC) claimed that the damage brought on to TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram was not a results of an assault, and had quoted a report by state’s Observers and Chief Secretary.
The ballot panel declared that the incident and accidents sustained by Mamata Banerjee was attributable to a security lapse and never a deliberate assault, in line with the report of two ballot observers submitted to the EC on Saturday.Â
The report additionally mentioned Banerjee was injured because of the suddenness of the incident.
According to the report of her preliminary medical examination, the TMC supremo sustained ‘extreme bony accidents’ on her left foot and ankle in addition to bruises and accidents on her shoulder, forearm and neck.
The West Bengal CM is continuous together with her election marketing campaign in a wheelchair and claimed that she won’t let it have an effect on her work.
The polls to 294-member West Bengal Assembly might be held in eight phases ranging from March 27. The remaining spherical of voting will happen on April 29, whereas, the counting of votes will happen on May 2.Â
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