Kolkata
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought reports about a late-night action by a team of West Bengal Police at the residence of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari.
The police action took place last Tuesday at Kolaghat.
Sources from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal said that after getting the report from the district election officers it will be forwarded to the Commission’s headquarters in New Delhi by Friday evening only.
While on one hand, the ECI has sought a detailed report on the matter, Adhikari has also filed a case at Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Jay Sengupta on the same issue.
The late-night police action at the rented residence of Adhikari gained significance after Union Home Minister Amit Shah raised the issue in an election meeting in the state on May 22.
