Calling her statements towards the Central Paramilitary Forces “completely false and provocative,” the Election Commission on Friday issued a discover to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and requested her to clarify her stand on the identical earlier than 11 am Saturday.
If Banerjee fails to clarify herself, an motion could be taken towards her for violating Model Code of Conduct in addition to sections 186, 189, 505 of the IPC, the discover mentioned.
In a strongly worded discover, the ballot physique deemed the statements made by the TMC supremo on May 28 and April 7 as an try and “berate and vilify Central Paramilitary Forces during the electoral process.” This, it provides, was “causing extreme demoralisation amongst the ranks and file of these forces.”
In an election rally yesterday, Mamata Banerjee claimed that central forces on ballot responsibility in West Bengal had been working beneath the directions of the central authorities. Banerjee additionally accused the forces of committing atrocities on villagers and harassing girls.
Addressing a public assembly Alipurduar district, the TMC boss additionally accused the Election Commission of turning a blind eye to the “excesses” of the CRPF, CISF, BSF and the ITBP.
This is EC’s second discover to Mamata Banerjee throughout the meeting polls within the state. On April 7, Banerjee was served a discover for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) together with her attraction to minority voters to not divide their votes between totally different political events.
