Mamata Banerjee's "CRPF From UP To Attack You" Claim Gets Poll Body Response
https://ift.tt/CB5qRs6 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took on the Centre again today, claiming that the Centre 200 cars carrying Central forces are on way to Bengal - "from Uttar Pradesh via Ayodhya to attack you". But her audience, she said, need not be afraid since it is just a "trick" and the ultimate power lies in the hands of the voters. The Election Commission - which is deploying nearly 2.4 lakh Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel in West Bengal - said its objective is to "ensure fear-free, peaceful, and fair elections". All deployments of CAPF are being carried out as per established SOPs, in an impartial manner, said the Commission, which had arranged for the deployment after seven judicial officers were held hostage for hours in Malda on April 1. The move has drawn strong reactions from the Chief Minister, who has been extremely vocal about the voter roll revision in the state ahead of the assembly election due later th...