Supreme Court To Hear BJP's Plea For Central Forces In Bengal Local Polls
NDTV
Elections in 108 municipal corporations are scheduled for Sunday in West Bengal
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the appeal against the Calcutta High Court order filed by the BJP regarding the need to deploy paramilitary forces for polls in West Bengal. Elections in 108 municipal corporations are scheduled for Sunday in West Bengal.
A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli posted the matter for Friday for a hearing after senior advocate Paramjit Patwalia, appearing for BJP leaders Pratap Banerjee and Mousumi Roy, mentioned the matter for early hearing.
The senior counsel told the bench that the high court has left it to the State Election Commission to decide as to whether the deployment of central forces will be required or not.
"Virtually we are administering the governance. Already it is under consideration of Commission. Why should we hear it?" the bench said.
