New Delhi, April 9 -- A meeting between a four-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation with chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Wednesday sparked a charged confrontation with an unprecedented attack by the poll panel and a sharp response by the political party. "ECI's Straight-talk to Trinamool Congress. This time, the Elections in West Bengal would surely be: Fear-free, Violence-free, Intimidation-free, Inducement-free and without any Raid, Booth Jamming and Source Jamming," the poll body said on X. The TMC hit back. "Our straight-talk to @ECISVEEP. This time, the Elections must be: Free from Delhi's control. Free from political bias, Free from selective targeting, And free from double standards," it said.P8

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