Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Friday, announced the suspension of a joint block development officer (BDO), also the assistant returning officer (ARO), in East Burdwan district of West Bengal on charges of gross dereliction of duty. The officer concerned is Jyotsna Khatun, the joint BDO-cum-ARO of the Khandaghosh Development Block in East Burdwan district.In a communique sent by the ECI’s Secretary Sujeet Kumar Mishra to the West Bengal Chief Secretary Dushyan…
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Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) A total of 18 persons, including an All India Secular Front (AISF) candidate from the Mothabari Assembly constituency in minority-dominated Malda district of West Bengal, Maulana Shahjan Ali, have been arrested till Thursday afternoon in connection with the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in the same district on Wednesday night.All of them were produced before a district court in Malda on Thursday. However, while being presented in court, S…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday directly suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal on charges of dereliction of duty, without waiting for the state government to comply with the Commission’s directive.The direction to suspend these seven AEROs had been issued by the Commission to the West Bengal Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, late on Sunday evening. Howe…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday supported the Election Commission of India (ECI) after it suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state.Speaking to IANS, Kabir, who last year launched a new political outfit, the Janata Unnayan Party, said such action should have been taken much earlier.“I support the Election Commission for suspending the…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) had directed the office of the West Bengal Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, to immediately suspend seven more assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state on charges of dereliction of duty.To recall, earlier in August last year, the ECI had directed the state government to suspend and register FIRs against two electoral registration officers (EROs) and two …
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday directed Acting Director General of West Bengal Police Rajeev Kumar to abide by the Supreme Court order earlier this week and ensure an absolutely peaceful law and order situation in the state during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.On Wednesday, a communique was forwarded to Kumar from Election Commission of India (ECI) Secretary Pawan Diwan, directing strict action on this count.In the comm…