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‘Elections cannot be conducted in West Bengal without central forces,’ says BJP's Dilip Ghosh

Posted on: Feb 28, 2026 11:06 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
‘Elections cannot be conducted in West Bengal without central forces,’ says BJP's Dilip Ghosh
ON the supply of deployment of telephone exchange forces in westward Bengal, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on sabbatum said that elections cannot be conducted without exchange forces, citing tensions and incidents of violence during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.He said the SIR was conducted in the state amid tensions and violence, and the election is a difficult task that cannot be conducted without central forces."The SIR was conducted in the state amid tensions and violence. Election is a difficult task and cannot be conducted without central forces. People demanding central forces during the election", he told ANI.ALSO READ | Centre to deploy 480 CAPF companies for West Bengal assembly electionsSpeaking on the BJP's Parivartan Yatra, he alleged that the state government is not granting permission for the yatra but asserted that the party has the court's approval to proceed."State government is not giving permission for yatra, but we have the court's permission and will go ahead with it. People want change in this upcoming election", he said.ALSO READ | West Bengal SIR: Supreme Court rejects TMC’s challenge to EC’s training of judgesEarlier this week, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed concern over the ongoing SIR procedure, suggesting that around 1.20 crore names are projected to get deleted from the electoral roll. The CM called it a question of democratic rights, adding that the issue transcends party lines and religious identities.Earlier on Tuesday, the West Bengal government welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to permit the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to deploy additional civil judges with three years of experience and, if required, seek assistance from the Chief Justices of Jharkhand and Odisha for verifying objections under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter rolls in the state.ALSO READ | Police summon son-in-law of suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir in narcotics caseThe directions were issued by a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant after the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court flagged a shortage of officers to verify over 50 lakh objections under the 'Logical Discrepancy' category within the existing timeframe.The High Court had noted that even 250 judicial officers would require approximately 80 days to complete the verification.

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