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Remove ‘biased’ police officers from election duty, BJP’s Suvendu urges CEC
The New Indian Express Kochi
|November 26, 2025
LEADER of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday urged Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to remove ‘biased’ police officers from poll duty during the forthcoming Assembly elections likely to be held in May next year in the state.
Suvendu, who became an MLA on BJP ticket after defeating the CM and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram Assembly seat in East Midnapore district in 2021, has written to the CEC levelling serious charges against four police officers raising questions on their biased roles in government services.
This story is from the November 26, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kochi.
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