Kolkata, May 1 -- Amidst the ongoing protest by the Trinamool Congress over alleged tampering of postal ballots inside strong room in Kolkata by unidentified people, West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of restricting access to footage, which was earlier allowed to every political party.

Speaking to reporters, Panja called it a "one-sided" decision. The footage could now be accessed only by the people whose names would be given by a particular political party.

"The Election Commission has decided that the places where cameras were previously installed and whose footage of every political party could be viewed before, have now been restricted... Now only those agents will be able to view it who...