India News | West Bengal Guv Summons Poll Panel Chief
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose summoned State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha for a meeting at the Raj Bhavan on Sunday evening in view of the incidents of violence in the panchayat elections, an official said.
Kolkata, Jun 24 (PTI) West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose summoned State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha for a meeting at the Raj Bhavan on Sunday evening in view of the incidents of violence in the panchayat elections, an official said.
This is the third time that Bose has asked Sinha to appear before him.
"The governor has asked Sinha to come to the Raj Bhavan for a meeting on Sunday evening. He will be asked about the current situation in the state, and why the violence could not be contained," the official said on Saturday.
Sinha, the former chief secretary of West Bengal, did not meet Bose on the earlier two occasions, stating that he was busy with election-related works.
West Bengal's rural areas will be voting in the panchayat elections on July 8.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)