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NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: As a precautionary measurement against immoderate instrumentality and bid incidental during SIR-related hearings astatine panchayat/block/ward offices successful West Bengal, the authorities main electoral serviceman (CEO) has directed each territory magistrates oregon territory predetermination officers (DEOs) to instrumentality steps to instantly record complaints oregon FIRs successful the lawsuit of demolition of nationalist spot oregon threat/attack against immoderate authoritative oregon unit astatine the proceeding venue."DEOs should instrumentality steps for contiguous filing of complaints/FIR with the section constabulary station, with a transcript mailed to superintendent of constabulary and bureau of the CEO, West Bengal," CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal said successful a connection sent to each DMs and DEOs connected Thursday.Agarwal further directed that successful lawsuit unit and demolition of nationalist spot persists, hearings astatine the affected venue "should beryllium adjourned sine dice and would commence lone with the support of the CEO, West Bengal".
"Delay successful filing of FIRs successful specified cases volition beryllium viewed precise earnestly and adverse inference shall beryllium drawn against the DEO concerned," helium warned.Despite an EC directive, nary FIR has been lodged by the Murshidabad territory medication against Farakka Trinamool MLA Manirul Islam for vandalism astatine a BDO bureau and hatred code against the commission.The canvass sheet had issued the directive connected Thursday. On Jan 14, a BDO bureau successful Farakka was vandalised allegedly by TMC protesters, who alleged that citizens were being harassed astatine the hearing. Islam and his supporters were allegedly seen successful the CCTV footage and different videos from the scene. On the BDO's complaint, an FIR was lodged against chartless miscreants. Five radical were arrested and aboriginal fixed bail. But Islam was not named successful the FIR.In a missive to SDO Jangipur connected Friday, Islam said, "I respectfully clarify that the remarks made by me.
.. were neither intended to undermine the authorization of the Election Commission nor to power the electoral process successful immoderate improper manner."
