JP Nadda to hold Three Roadshows in Bengal

JP Nadda file image. PTI

Assembly Election 2021 LATEST updates: According to an itinerary published by the saffron festival on Thursday, the BJP President’s roadshows will take place in Alipurduar at 12:15 PM, Dinhata at 1:30 PM, and Mekliganj at 3:15 PM.

BJP boss JP Nadda will host three roadshows in West Bengal on Thursday.

Several officials, including three district magistrates, were transferred by the Election Commission on Wednesday, according to an order.

Dakshin Dinajpur DM Nikhil Nirmal was replaced by C Murugan, according to the order issued by the EC.

Enaur Rahman, Purba Bardhaman’s DM, was replaced by Shilpa Gaurisaria. Anurag Shrivastava replaced Purnendu Kumar Maji as Paschim Bardhaman’s DM, he added.

The district magistrates are also the district election officials.

Officers in charge of Regent Park and Basdroni Police Stations, both in the Tollygunge Assembly constituency, were also transferred.

Regent Park OC Mrinalkanti Mukherjee was sent to the Special Branch, while Basdroni OC Pratap Biswas was transferred to the Kolkata Police Detective Department, according to an official order.

Ram Thapa became the new OC of Regent Park. Malay Basu was named the new CO of Basdroni, he added.

Voting will take place in Tollygunge in the fourth phase on April 10.

As part of the arrangement for the fourth phase, in which elections will be held in 44 Assembly constituencies in five districts, the Election Commission has decided to deploy more than 750 companies of the central forces.

Voting will take place at this stage in urban Howrah, parts of South 24 Parganas that are adjacent to Kolkata, urban parts of Hooghly, as well as Alipurduar and Coochbehar.