Kolkata, March 16 -- In a major reshuffle ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India has named Siddh Nath Gupta as Director General of Police, replacing Peeyush Pandey.

The EC has also named Ajay Kumar Nand as Commissioner of Kolkata Police, along with Natarajan Ramesh Babu to take up the position of DG, Correctional Services, and Ajay Mukund Ranade to be posted as ADG & IGP (Law & Order).

TMC MP Kirti Azad criticised the Election Commission's decision on the reshuffle, calling it a move to "appease their masters".

"The Election Commission of India has taken this step to appease their masters...They cannot remove West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee from the hearts of the public of the state," he said.

This co...