Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the Election Commission’s administrative overhaul “anti-women, anti-Bengali, anti-Bengal, anti-Hindu”, accusing the poll panel of orchestrating a “midnight cloak-and-dagger” operation to overthrow her democratically elected government. ADVERTISEMENTShe accused the poll panel of acting as a handmaiden to the BJP. Mamata demanded answers also on the other changes the poll panel had made to the civil and police administration. He had alleged the BJP feared defeat and was getting the Election Commission to do all it could to try and change the mandate. “In the dead of night, the chief secretary, principal secretary, home secretary of Bengal were removed by the EC.

Source: The Telegraph March 17, 2026 01:23 UTC