‘No Central forces for Kolkata municipal corporation polls’
The Hindu
State election panel has informed Governor of its decision
There will be no deployment of Central forces for elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation ( KMC).
The West Bengal State Election Commission (WBSEC) has informed Raj Bhawan that they are holding polls with deployment of personnel of the State police and the Commission is not in favour of requisitioning Central Amed Police Forces (CAPF).
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had sought details from WBSEC about deployment of forces for the civic polls.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.