"Such a security arrangement was never made at the chief minister's public programmes before," said a senior officer. Six gangways were made at the venue with bamboo barricades to allow unhindered movement of security personnel in the audience in an emergency. Mamata's security team was happy with the new measures. "The announcement was made when Trinamul leaders found half the ground empty and realised it was because of the tight security and frisking," said another officer. Raiganj transferAn IPS officer, Kunwar Bhusan Singh, posted at Mamata's meeting in Raiganj last week has been transferred to Jhargram, sparking speculation that the action is linked to the security breach.

Source: The Telegraph February 27, 2018 20:15 UTC