EC official to visit Bengal on Thursday likely to issue guidelines for deployment of central forces

Kolkata | Tuesday | 23rd February, 2021

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The top EC official may also seek a report on the deployment of the central forces in different districts, he said. "Jain may chalk out guidelines on the deployment of the central forces," the official said, adding he may also hold meetings with senior officers of the central government here. The ECI on Monday formed a three-member committee to oversee the deployment of the central forces in the state, another official said. The Kolkata Police will assist the central forces during their stay here and have decided to accommodate the SSB personnel at its training institute in the Hastings area. We are also getting other sites, mainly school and college premises, ready to provide lodging to the additional central forces scheduled to come to the city," he added..