India, March 16 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission of India (ECI) after the poll watchdog replaced state chief secretary Nandini Chakraborty and home secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena through an order issued late on Sunday night.

"Last night I received a message at 1am that our CS had been removed, almost stealthily. Previously, they requested a list of officers from us and we provided three names as options. Now we only have autocracy. Nandini Chakraborty is a Bengali woman. You removed her at midnight. You are anti-Bengali, anti-women. Shame on you. The home secretary is a non-Bengali. You are anti-non-Bengali as well," Banerjee said after leading a rally...