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The Election Commission has taken disciplinary enactment against 7 paramilitary unit deployed connected predetermination work successful West Bengal’s Murshidabad territory for allegedly attending an iftar enactment successful usurpation of guidelines, a elder authoritative said connected Wednesday (March 25, 2026).
Two of the unit person been placed nether the custody of the cardinal forces, portion the remaining 5 person been transferred retired of the State, helium said.
The incidental reportedly took spot astir a week agone during the Ramzan month, erstwhile the unit were alleged to person attended an iftar gathering astatine Nimtita successful Murshidabad, helium said portion detailing the matter.
“The Commission has taken superior enactment of the incident. Personnel deployed for predetermination work are not permitted to be societal functions oregon judge immoderate signifier of hospitality from section individuals,” an Election Commission authoritative said.
The iftar lawsuit was reportedly hosted by the hubby of a section panchayat pradhan, and photographs of the gathering went viral connected societal media, drafting the attraction of the canvass panel.
Assembly Elections updates connected March 25, 2026
However, the unit acrophobic denied the allegations, claiming that the iftar was organised wrong a BSF campy and that section representatives had been invited there.
“A departmental enquiry was initiated aft the substance came to our notice. Based connected the findings, enactment has been taken successful accordance with paramilitary unit rules,” the authoritative said.
The Commission stated that cardinal forces deployed for predetermination duties indispensable support strict neutrality and region from section stakeholders.
“They cannot enactment successful immoderate societal oregon assemblage lawsuit successful the country of deployment. Any deviation is treated seriously,” the authoritative added.
Notably, cardinal forces were deployed successful the State good up of the announcement of the West Bengal Assembly elections, and the Commission has enactment successful spot strict monitoring mechanisms, including GPS tracking and assemblage cameras, to oversee their question and activities.
“The Commission is intimately monitoring whether forces are being utilised properly, their way marches, and their enactment connected the ground,” the authoritative said.
The enactment comes amid heightened vigilance by the Election Commission to guarantee escaped and just polls successful the State.
Elections for the 294-member Assembly successful West Bengal volition beryllium held successful 2 phases connected April 23 and April 29. The results volition beryllium declared connected May 4.
