Kolkata: IPS officer Vivek Sahay who was chargeable for dealing with the safety of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in the course of the Nandigram rally the place she obtained severely injured and alleged an assault on her has been suspended by the Election Commission.
Vivek Sahay IPS, Director Security shall be faraway from the submit of Director Security and be positioned below suspension instantly. The prices should be framed in opposition to him inside per week for grossly failing within the discharge of his major responsibility as Director Security to guard the Z+ protectee,” the Election Commission said, soon after declaring that the incident was an accident and not an attack.
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In addition to that, EC suspended Purba Medinipur SP Pravin Prakash. “Charges shall be framed in opposition to him for a serious failure of bandobast,” the commission said.
The election body also directed the West Bengal Chief Secretary to find out within three days other officers in charge of the Chief Minister’s security who faulted in their duties and take action against them.
Mamata’s Injury was not an attack: EC
According to the report of two poll observers submitted to the EC on Saturday, the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram which led to her being injured was in fact an accident and not a planned attack.
The incident that happened at Birulia Bazar East Midnapore district’s Nandigram on March 10 after the CM filed her nomination, had taken place “instantly” even though a “conspiracy principle” was alleged, the report submitted by special observer Ajay Nayak and special police observer Vivek Dubey to West Bengal for the state election stated.
“The incident was not a deliberate assault however an accident. It had taken place instantly”, the source said quoting the report. “The suddenness of the incident led to it. There was no conspiracy behind the incident,” it further states.
BJP raises questions on Mamata’s injury
The West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has written to the Election Commission, asking whether all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were followed during West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee’s treatment at Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital.
The BJP’s West Bengal unit in its letter to EC demanded that all information with regard to Mamata’s harm should be put out in public area.
The saffron celebration, in its letter, alleged that Mamata Banerjee desires to take political mileage of the March 10 incident throughout which she sustained accidents. The saffron celebration has additionally demanded that each one information with regard to her therapy on the SSKM Hospital should be disclosed.
