West Bengal: Election Commission asks Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi not to celebrate election results. Kolkata News – Times of India

Kolkata : election Commission directed on sunday afternoon West Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi To ensure that there is no celebration of election results amid fears of violence.
In a letter, the Election Commission said that the state government should ensure that there is no post-poll violence, adequate steps are taken for this.
“…No victory ceremony/procession will be permitted during/after the counting of votes in the ongoing elections in West Bengal, for which counting of votes is being held on October 3, 2021,” the Election Commission secretary said. Rakesh Kumar Said in the letter.
“All necessary action should be taken to ensure strict compliance of the directions of the Commission, where all such activities have already been prohibited in view of the pandemic. Further, the State Government should ensure that adequate steps are taken.” So that there is no violence after the election.” she added.
The Election Commission asked Dwivedi to ensure strict compliance of the instructions.
The letter came as TMC workers across the state took to the streets to celebrate the Chief Minister in a big way. Mamata Banerjee Party candidate in victory in Bhawanipur by-election Jangipur And the Samserganj assembly was also ahead of its rivals, adding to the excitement.
of BJP Priyanka TibrewalBanerjee’s rival in Bhawanipur seat on Saturday night wrote to Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Rajesh Bindal urging him to order the police to take preventive steps to avoid incidents of violence after the results were declared.

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