SIR in Bengal: EC Flags Security Breach at CEO Office, Seeks Report From Kolkata Police Within 48 Hours

EC writes to Kolkata Police, flags ‘serious security breach’ during booth-level officers’ protest

The poll body said that the safety arrangements at the chief electoral officer’s office appeared ‘inadequate’ to manage the situation.

ECI says agitation by BLOs in Kolkata ‘serious security breach’, seeks action-taken report from police within 48 hours

The ECI letter followed a demonstration led by the BLO Adhikar Raksha Committee outside the West Bengal CEO's office in Kolkata.

Election Commission seeks report from Kolkata Police over protest at CEO's office, Mamata says demands of BLOs just

Stating that it has taken a “serious view of the incident”, the ECI directed the police to take all possible measures to ensure the safety and security of officers and staff “posted in the office of the CEO, at their residences and while commuting to and fro”

'Serious security breach': EC seeks report from Kolkata Police over protest by BLOs at CEO's office

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ECI expresses concern over security of officers, staff at Bengal CEO's office; seeks action taken report

The Opposition parties, BJP and CPI-M, alleged that hardly 50 BLOs were seen in the protest programme at the CEO's office.

Election Commission Writes To Kolkata Police Chief Over "Security Breach"

The Election Commission of India has written to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma over a reported "security breach" at the Election Commission office in central Kolkata.