“Rajeev Kumar had no authority since these three cases arising out of law and order incident squarely fell in the domain of the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata. In Bhattacharya’s case, the report refers to letter that he wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer of the state. The report calls it “a direct interference in the conduct of elections’’ something which is the job of the EC. On Thursday, Rajeev Kumar reported for duty to the ministry of home affairs to which he has been transferred. On Wednesday, the Election Commission pruned 19 hours off the previous deadline for close of campaigning in West Bengal.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2019 01:51 UTC