EC asks Bengal chief secretary to make sure no celebration over ballot outcomes

The Election Commission on Sunday afternoon directed West Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi to make sure that no celebrations happen over ballot outcomes amid fears of violence.

In a letter, the EC mentioned the state authorities should be sure that enough steps are taken in order that no post-poll violence occurs.

“… no victory celebrations/ procession throughout/after the counting shall be allowed within the ongoing elections in West Bengal, for which counting is being taken place on October 3, 2021,” EC secretary Rakesh Kumar mentioned within the letter.

“All vital actions have to be taken to make sure the strict compliance of Fee’s path the place in all such actions have already been prohibited in view of pandemic. Additional, state authorities should be sure that enough steps are taken in order that no put up ballot violence takes place,” he added.

The EC requested Dwivedi to make sure strict compliance with the instructions.

The letter got here as TMC staff throughout the state hit the streets to rejoice the large lead Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee acquired within the Bhabanipur by-election. The celebration’s candidates in Jangipur and Samserganj meeting had been additionally forward of their rivals, including to the revelry.

BJP’s Priyanka Tibrewal, Banerjee’s rival within the Bhabanipur seat, had on Saturday evening written to the Performing Chief Justice of Calcutta Excessive Court docket Rajesh Bindal, urging him to present orders to the police to take preventive steps to keep away from incidents of violence after the outcomes are declared.