Murshidabad BDO office vandalised: EC orders FIR against TMC MLA Monirul Islam

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission connected Thursday directed to registry an FIR against Trinamool Congress MLA Monirul Islam for alleged vandalism astatine the Farakka Block Development Office (BDO) successful West Bengal past week. The canvass assemblage asked the territory medication to record the FIR by 5 pm, aft observing that an earlier lawsuit did not sanction the MLA.A elder Election Commission authoritative said Islam, accompanied by supporters, had staged a protestation extracurricular the Farakka BDO bureau against alleged “harassment of the public” during the SIR exercise, pursuing which the bureau was vandalised. The Commission took cognisance of the incidental and spoke to West Bengal Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar, directing that an FIR beryllium lodged. While an FIR was initially registered, it did not sanction the section MLA arsenic an accused, prompting the EC to bid a caller FIR specifically naming Islam, arsenic reported by quality bureau PTI. According to the official, the unrest was triggered by protests from a conception of Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who alleged that citizens were being harassed during the SIR process. The concern escalated erstwhile protesters led by the MLA marched to the BDO office, raising slogans against the workout and the protestation allegedly turned violent.

The incidental dates backmost to June 14, erstwhile the Farakka BDO bureau successful Murshidabad territory was allegedly raided during an ongoing SIR hearing. A written ailment filed by BDO Junaid Ahamed stated that astir 1.30 pm, a radical of unidentified individuals stormed aggregate authoritative rooms and vandalised authorities spot successful the beingness of BLOs, the Joint BDO, the OC Election and different Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs).

During the chaos, 1 AERO reportedly sustained injuries portion trying to support himself.A lawsuit was registered astatine the Farakka constabulary presumption nether aggregate sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act and 2 arrests were made.The incidental besides triggered crisp governmental reactions. BJP MLA Gouri Sankar accused TMC MLA Monirul Islam of starring the vandalism and targeted main curate Mamata Banerjee implicit the violence. Speaking to ANI, Sankar said, “Today, Farakka MLA Manirul Islam vandalised the artifact office. How tin a nationalist typical vandalise property? Who gave him the close to bash so? Are they not Indian citizens, oregon are they Bangladeshis who deliberation they tin vandalise a artifact bureau successful India?”He added, “The nationalist is acceptable to springiness them a befitting reply. In the 2026 elections, whether it’s Manirul oregon idiosyncratic else, they volition get their reply from the public.”The BJP further alleged that the unit was politically instigated. “Mamata Banerjee is instigating her enactment cadres crossed the authorities to riot, perpetrate violence, and destruct property. All these actions are carried retired nether Mamata Banerjee’s instructions,” the enactment said, alleging that corruption and demolition successful the authorities occurred nether the main minister’s watch.