India, May 4 -- West Bengal Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala has issued a directive to all Departmental Secretaries and Heads of Offices to safeguard official records, as assembly results showed a massive loss for Mamata Banerjee's TMC.

The official directed that "no important paper or any file is removed/damaged or otherwise taken out from the offices."

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The document states, "All Departmental Secretaries and Head of Offices are requested to ensure that no important paper or any file is removed/damaged or otherwise taken out from the offices. No unauthorised copying/scanning shall be permitted.'"

"'Further, all files/important papers/communication shall be properly accounte...