EC asks Bengal Chief Secy. to ensure no celebration over poll results
The Hindu
The letter came as TMC workers across the state hit the streets to celebrate the massive lead Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee received in the Bhabanipur by-election.
The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday afternoon directed West Bengal Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi to ensure that no celebrations take place over amid fears of violence.
In a letter, the EC said the State government must ensure that adequate steps are taken so that no post-poll violence happens.
"... no victory celebrations/ procession during/after the counting shall be allowed in the ongoing elections in West Bengal, for which counting is being taken place on October 3, 2021," EC secretary Rakesh Kumar said in the letter.
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