Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India over the sweeping bureaucratic reshuffle in the state ahead of Assembly elections. In a strongly worded post on X, Banerjee said, “The manner in which the Election Commission has singled out and targeted Bengal is not just unprecedented – It is deeply alarming.
Even before the formal notification of elections, more than 50 senior officials including the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, DGP, ADGs, IGs, DIGs, District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police have been summarily and arbitrarily removed,” she added. Her attack came just days after the poll panel replaced the DGP and Chief Secretary. Dushyant Nariala took over from Nandini Chakravarty as Chief Secretary, while Siddh Nath Gupta succeeded Peeyush Pandey as DGP.
Escalating her criticism, Banerjee said, “The systematic politicisation of institutions meant to remain impartial is a direct assault on the Constitution”. She further alleged bias in the ongoing electoral process, stating, “At a time when a deeply flawed SIR process is underway and over 200 lives have already been lost, the conduct of the Commission reflects a clear bias and an uncomfortable submission to political interests, continuing to put the people of Bengal at risk”.
Targeting the BJP, she asked, “Why is the BJP so desperate?” and added, “Having failed to win the trust of Bengal’s people, the BJP is now attempting to capture the state through coercion, intimidation, manipulation and the misuse of institutions”. She went on to describe the situation as “nothing short of an undeclared emergency” and an “unpromulgated form of president’s rule” driven by political vendetta, not democratic principles.
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