The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, has requested a detailed report from Kolkata Police Commissioner Supratim Sarkar regarding an incident where the Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, was heckled in front of the CEO’s office in central Kolkata. Adhikari, along with senior BJP leaders, had gone to submit a deputation and express their concerns when a group of booth-level officers affiliated with the ruling Trinamool Congress gathered and staged a protest.
Amid the protest, some members of the group engaged in aggressive behavior, including throwing shoes at Adhikari, causing tension in the area. Adhikari criticized the police for not controlling the situation effectively, accusing them of inaction. Following the incident, the BJP submitted a detailed account to the CEO and urged for appropriate action to be taken.
In response to the complaints, the CEO’s office formally requested a report from the Kolkata Police Commissioner to explain the circumstances of the heckling incident. Additionally, the Election Commission of India has decided to temporarily halt the booth rationalization process in West Bengal due to ongoing judicial adjudication of voters’ documents, as the final voters’ list is set to be published on February 28.
