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(*3*)Suvendu Adhikari stated the transfer would assist in stopping post-poll violence. (File Image: PTI).
He stated that he would write to Governor CV Ananda Bose, the state’s chief secretary and Union house secretary with the demand. Reacting to Adhikari’s assertion, the TMC stated it confirmed a “defeatist mentality”
The central forces deployed in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha polls needs to be saved for three extra months after the elections, chief of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP stated on Monday.
Speaking to reporters after assembly the Election Commission-appointed particular observer, Adhikari stated this could assist in stopping post-poll violence, which led to a slew of deaths following the 2021 meeting elections and the 2023 panchayat polls.
He stated that he would write to Governor CV Ananda Bose, the state’s chief secretary and Union house secretary with the demand. Reacting to Adhikari’s assertion, the TMC stated it confirmed a “defeatist mentality”.
“@SuvenduWB (Adhikari) demanded that Central Forces be allowed to remain in Bengal even after MCC (model code of conduct) has been lifted. He knows it better than anyone else that his Party is in shambles, and that BJP commands no political hold in Bengal. So, their only option to salvage their diminishing relevance is by prolonging the stay of Central Forces,” the TMC posted on X.
A complete of 92,000 personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are prone to be deployed in West Bengal, the best in any state, for the elections, in keeping with officers.
