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NEW DELHI: EC has directed West Bengal main caput Nandini Chakravarty to comply with its directives regarding outgo of honorarium to BLOs, assignment of suitable SIR/poll-related officers, the rescinding of unilateral transportation of rotation observers and registration of FIRs against errant officers, by 5.30 p.m. connected Feb 17.Chakravarty was summoned by EC present Friday to sermon matters pending with Bengal govt, including 1 successful which EC has sent aggregate reminders. EC had past written to Bengal govt connected Feb 4, seeking a compliance study by 3 p.m. connected Feb 9, 2026.Among the cardinal issues flagged by EC is the nonaccomplishment of authorities govt to wage afloat honorarium to BLOs. As of now, Bengal govt has paid Rs 7,000 arsenic honorarium to BLOs, arsenic against Rs 13,000 payable arsenic per EC’s guidelines.
BLO supervisors, for whom EC has fixed an honorarium of Rs 20,000, person not been paid astatine all. Chakravarty has present been directed to instantly merchandise the pending amount.The canvass sheet besides asked Chakravarty to comply with its directives dated 05.08.2025 for registration of FIRs against 2 electoral registration officers, 2 adjunct EROs and 1 information introduction relation implicit their alleged nonaccomplishment to execute their statutory work and for violating information information policies.
A reminder successful this lawsuit was past sent to West Bengal connected Jan 2, 2026.The committee besides pressed its directive dated Jan 25 for suspension of Basirhat adjunct electoral registration serviceman Sumitra Pratim Pradhan, who had “unauthorisedly deployed 11 further AEROs to behaviour proceeding by issuing suo-motu order, successful contravention of statutory provisions”.EC further directed the main caput to cancel transportation orders issued by authorities govt successful respect of 3 electoral rotation observers without consulting it.
