EC shunts out top police official in West Bengal

In the primary administrative shuffle after the mannequin code of conduct for the Assembly polls got here into pressure in West Bengal, the Election Commission transferred Jawed Shamim, Additional Director General ( Law and Order) of West Bengal Police.

Director General of West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Jag Mohan, would be the new ADG ( Law and Order) and Mr. Shamim will take the function of DG, Fire and Emergency Services. Mr. Shamim was appointed ADG (Law and Order) just a few weeks in the past by the State authorities.

About 10 firms of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have arrived in the State from Patna.

The forces have been deployed in Basirhat, Bongaon and Barasat areas of North 24 Parganas and elements of Kolkata.

Eight further firms of CAPF are more likely to arrive from Assam for north Bengal. More than 20 firms of CAPF have already been deployed .

A day after the Assembly election schedule for West Bengal was introduced, campaigning in the State gathered momentum.

Trinamool Congress leaders organised a street present at Ghatal at Paschim Mednipur and addressed a public gathering in the district.

BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari held plenty of public conferences in neighbouring Purba Medinipur, together with collaborating in a kirtan programme at an Iskcon Temple in Mecheda. Mr. Adhikari urged the individuals to defeat the Trinamool Congress.

Earlier in the day, the BJP management alleged that plenty of their marketing campaign and publicity autos have been attacked and vandalised in Kadapara space of Phoolbagan late on Friday evening. BJP chief Shamik Bhattacharya who reached the spot and met the injured occasion staff blamed the Trinamool Congress for the violence and stated such incidents of violence have been the rationale why elections in West Bengal are held in eight phases.

Meanwhile, a number of leaders of Left events, together with Left Front chairperson Biman Bose and Communist Party of India ( Marxist) chief Sujan Chakraborty went to Brigade Parade Grounds to supervise the preparations for the mega rally on Sunday.

Veteran Communist chief and former Chief Minister of the State Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, whereas expressing remorse that he wouldn’t have the ability to take part in the assembly wished the proceedings all success. Along with the Left events, leaders of the Congress occasion and Abbas Siddique’s Indian Secular Front will be part of the rally. An announcement on the seat sharing is predicted on the rally.

Social media battle

While political exercise gathered momentum on the bottom, campaigns on social media additionally gained tempo.

“One of the key battles FOR DEMOCRACY in India will be fought in West Bengal, and the people of Bengal are ready with their MESSAGE and determined to show the RIGHT CARD – #BanglaNijerMeyekeiChay (Bengal Only Wants its Own Daughter) PS: On 2nd May, hold me to my last tweet,” ballot strategist Prashant Kishor tweeted.

Mr. Kishor, who’s working for the Trinamool Congress this election season, has performed an necessary function in conceiving and the launch of its marketing campaign “Bengal Only Wants its Own Daughter”.

The BJP management tried to counter the marketing campaign by placing images of State BJP ladies leaders and saying that “Bengal wants its daughter but not its pishi [aunt]”.

Earlier in the day, a delegation of Bharatiya Janata occasion leaders met the State’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). BJP chief Swapan Dasgupta who led the delegation stated that sure officers of Kolkata Police have been attempting to subvert the legislation in the favour of the Trinamool Congress and the Commissioner of Kolkata Police was but to present the BJP a listening to on the problem.

A letter submitted by the BJP to the workplace of CEO spoke of “arson and vandalism carried out to stop legitimate political activities”. The BJP management was referring to an assault on its marketing campaign autos on Friday evening.