Anarchy in Bengal, Election Commission imposes code of conduct: BJP's demand

(PTI) New Delhi / Jalpaiguri, Ta. Tuesday, December 15, 2020

West Bengal is scheduled to hold assembly elections next year. Before that, politics in the state is at its peak. When Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit the state on Thursday to review the law and order situation in Bengal, a BJP delegation led by Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta visited the Election Commission and demanded imposition of a code of conduct six months before the polls.

On the other hand, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Union government of interfering in the operations of West Bengal. The party has alleged that the law and order situation in the state has deteriorated after the attack on BJP president JP Nadda's convoy amidst political violence in Bengal.

The party also alleged that BJP workers were being killed day by day in Bengal. Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain will travel to Kolkata on a three-day visit from Thursday, December 17, amid clashes between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. The Election Commission will also send a team of the Commission along with Sudip Jain.

On Saturday, two days after the Election Commission's visit, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also pay a two-day visit to Bengal. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to Bengal on Saturday and Sunday, December 19 and 20. Following the Election Commission and Amit Shah's visit, politics in the state has become more heated.

Ahead of Sudip Jain's visit to Bengal, a delegation of BJP leaders led by Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta met the Election Commission. He alleged that the law and order situation in Bengal had deteriorated drastically. Anarchy is rife in the state. In view of the extraordinary circumstances in West Bengal, the Election Commission should immediately implement a code of conduct in the state.

Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had summoned the state's IPS officials, alleging that the Center was interfering in the state's jury. Mamata Banerjee also challenged the central government to impose presidential rule in the state if it has the strength.

He alleged that the BJP wanted to transform West Bengal into a 'riot-ridden' Gujarat. He asserted that the attack on BJP President JP Nadda's convoy was just a drama. He claimed that the gangsters who broke the statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar last year were with Nadda. People were outraged to see such thugs openly roaming around.