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Leader of the Opposition successful the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari connected Friday (March 20, 2026) alleged that Mamata Banerjee has violated the canvass codification by utilizing the Chief Minister's letterhead for governmental correspondence and demanded contiguous enactment by the Election Commission.
He argued that erstwhile the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is successful effect, a wide favoritism indispensable beryllium maintained betwixt administrative duties and enactment politics.
"Once the canvass codification is successful place, she cannot constitute governmental letters utilizing the Chief Minister's pad. She tin constitute arsenic overmuch arsenic she wants connected the Trinamool Congress pad... but utilizing the CM's pad is simply a usurpation of the MCC," the BJP person told reporters astatine Mahisadal successful Purba Medinipur.
Besides contesting from his stronghold Nandigram, Mr. Adhikari is besides pitted against Ms. Banerjee successful Bhabanipur for the State polls.
Ms. Banerjee wrote a powerfully worded missive to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar connected Thursday, expressing "deep shock" implicit the functioning of the canvass panel. In the missive, her eighth to the CEC, the Trinamool Congress person alleged the canvass assemblage had "unilaterally" transferred respective elder State officials, including the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Director General of Police, and aggregate territory magistrates and constabulary officers, soon aft the announcement of Assembly polls.
It has been alleged that Ms. Banerjee utilized the Chief Minister's authoritative pad to constitute to the CEC.
"Why is she utilizing the Chief Minister's pad? The Election Commission should instrumentality enactment against her for this," Mr. Adhikari said.
‘Remove hoardings’
He besides demanded the removal of authorities hoardings and photographs featuring Ms. Banerjee from nationalist spaces, saying these billboards were inactive successful spot though it had been days since the predetermination docket had been announced.
The exemplary codification of behaviour comes into effect instantly aft the canvass docket is announced by the Election Commission.
"Why haven't the Chief Minister's pictures been removed (from authorities hoardings) according to the rules? Out of what fearfulness is the Election Commission giving these opportunities to Mamata Banerjee?" the BJP person posed.
On the TMC's campaigner list, Mr. Adhikari alleged it included individuals accused of rape oregon those who had spent 2 to three-and-a-half years successful prison, saying nary governmental enactment since Independence had released specified a list.
He claimed the prime of candidates had sparked resentment wrong the TMC's ain ranks. In contrast, implicit 50% of the BJP's candidates were grassroots workers with humble backgrounds, the BJP person said.
The elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly volition beryllium held successful 2 phases — connected April 23 and 29. Votes volition beryllium counted connected May 4.
