In an interview with PTI, Moitra said the Election Commission has "lost its independence" since commissioners are handpicked by a selection committee where the Centre has two-thirds majority.
The chief minister who visited the Mercy Fellowship Church in Jalpaiguri, said the administration is monitoring the situation in the storm-affected area and has discussed steps to be taken ahead as part of the relief programme.
After the TMC's post, party IT cell chief and candidate from Tamluk constituency Debangshu Bhattacharya, through his social media handle also highlighted the same and claimed that Patra had availed the state-sponsored health insurance scheme in 2021.