700 Companies Of Central Forces To Stay In Bengal After Polls

700 Companies Of Central Forces To Stay In Bengal After Polls

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on Monday said that central forces would stay in Bengal for 60 days after the polls.

700 companies of central forces to stay in Bengal after polls: official

Kolkata (PTI): Around 700 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will continue to remain deployed across West Bengal after the completion of polling, an Election Commission official said on Wednesday. The continued presence of the central forces is aimed at maintaining peace and ensuring that no untoward incidents take place in the post-poll period, he said. "As per the EC's deployment plan issued on March 19, after completion of poll t…