Kolkata, Oct. 11 -- In a significant development, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a fresh directive to the state government, reiterating that its criteria for selecting electoral officers - especially Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) - must not be compromised under any circumstances.
The development comes immediately after Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari raised serious allegations of irregularities and intimidation of election officialsAccording to sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, the directive was conveyed through a formal communique sent to Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, clearly specifying the ECI's guidelines an...