West Bengal elections 2021: Cong seeks removal of retired OSD appointees
India
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 9:01 [IST]
Kolkata, Jan 19: Senior Congress leader Abdul Mannan on Monday met West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and advocated the removal of all retired OSD appointees and non- deployment of civic volunteers for poll duty to ensure free and fair assembly elections in the state.
Mannan, the Leader of Opposition in the assembly, requested the governor to take up the matters with the Election Commission of India. He (Mannan) expressed concern that earlier action by Election Commission against officials has turned out to be medal for them as such officers were rewarded with plum postings.
Updated Jan 19, 2021 | 16:52 IST
Earlier today, the Centre announced that the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will be called as Parakram Diwas PM Narendra Modi will be in Kolkata on January 23 | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi/ Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Kolkata on January 23 to inaugurate the main program that will be organised to mark the birthday celebration of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The celebrations will be held at Victoria Hall. The Centre, on Tuesday, announced that Bose s birth anniversary will be observed as Parakram Diwas .
During his visit, PM is also likely to be a part of an event at the National Library, where he will inaugurate restored architectural sites and dedicate them to the people of West Bengal. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will also be a part of the events that PM Modi is slated to attend.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 18 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said the Opposition Leader in the Assembly and senior Congress legislator Abdul Mannan had met him to emphasise the need for free and fair elections.
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): A day after West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed concern over the security environment in the state, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik on Sunday said former's claim that Al-Qaeda was spreading and growing in West Bengal indicates the "political failure of the central government and its agencies".