West Bengal: ‘Concerned’ poll panel warns some district magistrates, police officers

Kolkata | Sunday | 17th March, 2019

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It instructed police officers to enforce the Model Code of Conduct strictly and remove all unauthorised banners, posters, festoons and flags, said a senior EC official on condition of anonymity. Advertising“The EC warned the Cooch Behar DM against impartiality. The EC official said Jain asked IPS officials why hoardings and cutouts were still not removed and ordered them to do so. “SP Diamond Harbour was warned by EC that maximum complaints of impartiality were against officers of his districts,” said the source. AdvertisingThe commission held a meeting with DMs and SPs on Saturday, during which it reviewed their work with regard to poll preparations..