Rajya Sabha: TMC Fumes over Poll Panel’s Move to Replace Top Officials in Bengal, BJP Hits Back

Trinamool MPs walk out of Rajya Sabha protesting removal of officials

2026 West Bengal Assembly polls: Protesting removal of top bureaucrats on the directions of the Election Commission ahead of polls, Trinamool Congress MPs walked out of the Rajya Sabha, boycotting its sitting for the day.

Trinamool stages walkout in RS over EC's midnight bureaucratic shuffle in Bengal

New Delhi: Following a midnight shuffle of bureaucrats, the tensions between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission of India (ECI) escalated with Trinamool MPs staging a day-long walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, March 16. Several top bureaucrats in poll-bound West Bengal, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, were removed. The dramatic move came barely hours after the ECI announced the schedule for the 2026 West Benga…

Rajya Sabha: TMC fumes over poll panel’s move to replace top officials in Bengal, BJP hits back

Members of the All India Trinamool Congress staged a day-long walkout in the Rajya Sabha after the Election Commission of India removed several top bureaucrats in West Bengal, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, shortly after announcing the state’s assembly election schedule. Raising the issue before Zero Hour, TMC MP Derek O'Brien criticised the Election Commission’s “midnight” decision to reshuffle the state’s top administrative off…

TMC MPs walk out of Rajya Sabha over EC's decision to remove Bengal's top bureaucrats

Raising the issue just before Zero Hour in the Upper House, TMC member Derek O'Brien condemned the poll panel's midnight move to reshuffle the state's top admin

Trinamool Congress walks out of Rajya Sabha over EC's decision to remove Bengal's top bureaucrats

Trinamool Congress members walked out of the Rajya Sabha protesting the Election Commission's decision. The poll body removed West Bengal's Chief Secretary and Home Secretary. This move happened hours after announcing assembly poll dates. The Trinamool Congress condemned the midnight reshuffle. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju defended the Election Commission's authority. He stated that questioning constitutional bodies is not wise.