Kolkata, March 31 -- Senior BJP leader in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday alleged that his phone locations as also those of state party chief Samik Bhattacharya were being tracked, prompting the party to approach the office of the Chief Electoral Officer ahead of the state Assembly election.
Adhikari, the BJP candidate from Nandigram and Bhabanipur, claimed that surveillance was being carried out by the police on him and Bhattacharya. The two leaders jointly submitted a complaint to the CEO, seeking immediate intervention.
Addressing a press conference, Adhikari named several senior police officers and alleged institutional involvement in the purported tracking. "Officers from the STF, including Javed Shamim, as well as IB officia...