Allegations of Election Commission Bias Rock West Bengal Elections
Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale has accused the Election Commission of colluding with the ruling party to unfairly influence West Bengal elections by allegedly directing preventive arrests of TMC leaders. Gokhale expressed concerns about the functioning of democracy, calling it a 'complete institutional breakdown.'
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Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale has accused the Election Commission of issuing unofficial instructions to arrest over 1,000 party leaders ahead of the West Bengal polling first phase.
In a social media post, Gokhale claimed the arrests were aimed at destabilizing the party’s election prospects, describing it as an institutional breakdown, and alleging unfair advantage to the ruling party BJP.
A PIL has been filed in Calcutta High Court, seeking intervention as concerns about fair elections and democracy rise post the alleged selective arrests and raids targeting opposition leaders.
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