Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has questioned hundred percent deployment of central forces in the polling booths of Bengal during the general elections after the Election Commission of India decided to do away with the services of the State police inside the polling stations to avoid violent clashes.
Questioning the constitutional validity of the steps being “taken under the instruction of the BJP Government” Banerjee said law and order was a State subject and nobody, not even the EC should take unilateral decisions on that.
“It is very clear that under whose instructions such steps are being taken defying the very federal nature of the Indian constitution which makes law and order as the State subject,” Banerjee said questioning the total deployment of central forces in all polling booths.
Without naming anyone Banerjee earlier said in an election rally that a parallel administration was being run in Bengal despite the fact that there was an elected Government in place in the State.
Wondering why some retired officers (special observers) were being over active during the elections she said “they are changing officers every day, they are abusing Bengal by comparing it with Bihar and making political statements. But the people of Bengal will not tolerate this.”