West Bengal polls 2016: When Mamata wanted US to be made part of state elections!
Kolkata, March 18: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday (March 18) took a dig at the Election Commission (EC) over its decision to transfer officials ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
We
are
keeping
a
close
watch
on
Narada
sting
op
issue:
EC
What
if
anti-BJP
vote
share
of
2014
LS
poll
gets
split?
Know
your
state:
West
Bengal
Saying
the
Centre
was
behaving
as
if
there
is
an
Emergency
situation
in
the
state,
Banerjee
asked
whether
the
EC
will
bring
in
forces
from
the
United
States
to
hold
elections
in
the
state.
"If
Bengal's
administration
can't
be
trusted
while
holding
elections
in
the
state,
we
will
also
demand
to
bring
in
forces
from
elsewhere
while
holding
elections
in
Delhi,"
she
said
in
a
rally.
"Call Mr Obama. He will help you in conducting the elections," Banerjee said targeting the commission over the latter's act of transferring officials to ensure that the April-May elections are held fairly.
"Whoever you are transferring are our officers. You are shifting them for one or one-half-months. They will be back after that. It will not make any difference," the TMC supremo said before asking the commission to bring in personnel from the US.
She also lashed out at the Opposition BJP and Left, asking whether the commission would help them win votes.
Hillary Clinton came to meet Mamata, says Left MP
The Left retaliated against Banerjee, saying she was worried and hence making such statements. Left MP Mohammad Salim said it was former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton who had come to meet Banerjee after she came to power in 2012.
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