New Delhi, April 4 -- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, has directed the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Kolkata Police Commissioner, and other senior officials to ensure that elections in West Bengal are conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and impartial manner.

The instructions also apply to Divisional Commissioners, ADGPs, IGs, District Magistrates, Commissioners of Police, SSPs, and SPs.

The Election Commission of India has emphasised that the electoral process must be completely free from fear, violence, intimidation, inducements, booth capturing, booth jamming, and any disruption of voting.

The development follows a recent incident in...