KOLKATA: The Election Commission removed an officer on special duty (OSD) on Friday from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s security detail. Asoke Chakraborty held the rank of a police superintendent in the Directorate of Security.
It is believed that Chakraborty’s removal is the result of the ongoing probe into security lapses that led to CM Banerjee a Z-plus protectee being injured in Nandigram on March 10.
The officer had served as the CM’s PSO for 10 years and 11 months. He always accompanied her when she stepped out of Kolkata. He was a PSO to Banerjee even when she was Union railway minister.
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee holds a poll rally in Howrah
KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was narrowly saved when an angry bull had entered into the midst of a roadshow in Howrah.
Banerjee was holding the roadshow in support of the Trinamool candidates of Howrah North, Howrah Central and Shibpur assembly constituencies on Saturday.
The incident happened when Banerjee in her wheel-chair was leading a roadshow from Howrah Kajipara to Sammilani park - a distance of nearly 4 kmss.
The Chief Minister prefers to walk during these kinds of roadshows but after the Nandigram accident she had to sit on her wheel-chair to increase her public relation.
State police sources said Gyanwant Singh was unanimously chosen for the new role, given his knowledge about the prevailing law and order situation of all districts