Undeclared Emergency in Bengal? Mamata Blasts ECI Transfers
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Accusing the Election Commission of imposing emergency-like conditions, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has condemned the mass transfer of over 50 senior officials as a politically driven assault. Her X posts dissect what she sees as a systematic dismantling of state governance pre-polls.
From chief secretary to SPs, the ousters span critical roles, executed summarily without poll announcements. Banerjee dismissed these as administrative camouflage for Delhi’s meddling.
She warned of institutions turning partisan, a frontal assault on democracy. Flaws in SIR claiming 200 lives, unreleased supplementary lists flouting court orders, and one-sided actions are fueling citizen distress, she highlighted.
Outstation postings for IB, STF, CID leaders selectively erode operational strength. Probing BJP’s agenda, Banerjee lamented: ’78 years on, citizenship queues shame our democracy.’
ECI’s self-contradictions—banning ex-officials from duties then making them observers—and the leadership lapse in major cities like Siliguri and Bidhannagar (later fixed) scream inefficiency and plot, she said.
‘It’s undeclared emergency, President’s rule redux—a BJP ploy since they can’t win hearts,’ Banerjee thundered. United with her officials, she pledged defiance: ‘Bengal fights back, dismantles every trap.’
As accusations fly, Bengal’s electoral landscape heats up dramatically.
