Hours before the Election Commission curtailed campaigning in West Bengal, BJP president Amit Shah accused the Election Commission of being “partial from the very beginning” in its conduct in the state, and questioned its neutrality. He said he would not have escaped unhurt from his Kolkata roadshow Tuesday had he not had the protection of CRPF personnel. The EC has been partial in its functioning in West Bengal from the very beginning.” He alleged that the EC had different standards for West Bengal than other parts of the country. What are their observers doing?… If elections are to be held in this manner, then the question arises on the neutrality of the EC. Shah said all the stone-pelters were inside the university campus and workers of the BJP had been at the receiving end.

Source: Indian Express May 15, 2019 22:52 UTC