Siliguri, Jan. 11 -- Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday criticised the law and order situation in West Bengal following an alleged attack on Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari's convoy.

Speaking to the media at Bagdogra airport in Siliguri, Majumdar said, "Law and order situation is very bad in the state of West Bengal, that much I can say."

When asked whether the Election Commission could conduct free and fair elections in the state, Majumdar said that violence has no place in a democracy. "They have to do so because it is the demand of democracy. Elections should be free and fair, and they should be devoid of any kind of violence. Violence is not at all acceptable in a democracy. It has no place in democracy," he said....