The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has demanded Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha elections for 2024, citing concerns over the Election Commission of India's (ECI) impartiality. This comes in the wake of the ECI's decision to remove West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, against whom the CBI registered an FIR, a move that has been welcomed by opposition parties including the BJP and CPI(M), but criticized by TMC members. TMC MP Derek O'Brien has accused the BJP of manipulating the ECI to target the opposition and undermine democratic institutions. The ECI has appointed Sanjay Mukherjee, a 1989 batch IPS officer, as the new DGP of West Bengal, following the brief appointment of Vivek Sahay IPS to the position after Kumar's removal. The demand for a Supreme Court-monitored election reflects the TMC's concerns over electoral integrity and the influence of the BJP on the ECI.
STORY | We want Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha election 2024: Derek O’Brien READ: https://t.co/GLNIh1qlW8 VIDEO: "The Election Commission is a constitutional body, and if the TMC has requested the Supreme Court to monitor the election, it's their choice. However, I urge that… https://t.co/EOgwaEMZY1
VIDEO | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: "I believe that the Supreme Court is supervising because of the electoral bonds fraud and the way people are being troubled by government agencies," says TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha). #LSPolls2024WithPTI #LokSabhaElections2024 https://t.co/hAs7kqukm6
Sanjay Mukherjee 1989 batch IPS officer to be the new DGP & IGP of #WestBengal. Yesterday Vivek Sahay IPS was appointed to the post after Rajeev Kumar was transferred from the post by the Election Commission. Sanjay Mukherjee was earlier in charge of Fire and Emergency… https://t.co/0OV6UB3mqA
VIDEO | Here’s what TMC MP Sagarika Ghosh (@sagarikaghose) said on the party's demand for Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha elections. “This issue of approaching the Supreme Court is being considered. One thing I will say is that democracy is not only about elections but free… https://t.co/pCTCELPw2P
ECI appoints #SanjayMukherjee as the new DGP of West Bengal. https://t.co/VVa0iGvWEQ https://t.co/lc7oZr1pAu
ECI appoints Sanjay Mukherjee as the new DGP of West Bengal. https://t.co/LRha4HVWQi
Election Commission directs West Bengal govt to appoint Sanjay Mukherjee as DGP
#WATCH | On TMC MP Derek O'Brien's "We want Supreme Court-monitored elections" tweet, party MP Santanu Sen says, "After the drafting of Indian Constitution in 1950, first Lok Sabha elections were held in 1952. Till this day, it was never before seen that the Election Commission… https://t.co/DBirFUVypX
#WATCH | CPI-M leader Brinda Karat says, "Right from the beginning of the election process, the Election Commission of India has to take a clear-cut position of impartiality. Many examples have been given to ECI as to how the BJP is breaking those rules. Naturally, EC is expected… https://t.co/iDYcgerRjP
STORY | We want Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha election 2024: Derek O’Brien READ: https://t.co/gbgzzpeP9v https://t.co/o51a4cPAIJ
TMC leader Derek O''Brien demands "Supreme Court monitoterd elections". Accuses BJP of turning ECI in "party office to target opposition"
Senior TMC leader Derek O'Brien has said the party wants Supreme Court-monitored #LokSabhaPolls as BJP's tricks are "destroying" institutions like the Election Commission. https://t.co/Bcp4Ymw33x
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#WATCH | Bagdogra: TMC MP Derek O'Brien's "We want Supreme Court-monitored elections" tweet, WB BJP president Sukanta Majumdar says, "Derek O'Brien and his party leaders want to make a new Constitution. Let us do one thing, we should let Mamata Banerjee write the new… https://t.co/JndAj3OMdN
TMC MP Derek O'Brien tweets "BJP's filthy tricks destroying institutions like ECI. Are BJP so nervous to face people that they are turning ECI into a party office to target Oppn? ECI or HMV? Transferring officers of elected State govts! For free & fair elections. We want Supreme… https://t.co/olcA1GoNKP
#JustIn | " We demand Supreme Court monitored elections," says Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien. #Elections2024 #TrinamoolCongress https://t.co/BO7iu9S2SK
TMC MP Derek O'Brien tweets "BJP's filthy tricks destroying institutions like ECI. Are BJP so nervous to face people that they are turning ECI into a party office to target Oppn? ECI or HMV? Transferring officers of elected State govts! For free & fair elections. We wat Supreme… https://t.co/T0ptg2nmtp
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VIDEO | Here's what CPI (M) leader Md Salim said on the removal of the West Bengal DGP earlier today. "We welcome this decision because we had lodged complaints about it. Rajeev Kumar gained notoriety for allegedly destroying all evidence related to the chit fund scam." https://t.co/1DjrDYOheR
VIDEO | Here's what CPI(M) leader Hannan Mollah on the removal of West Bengal DGP by Election Commission. "EC has a responsibility to conduct free and fair elections. However, from the last few elections, we are seeing that the EC is not conducting it fairly, but working under… https://t.co/sLxt8XZZBg
#WATCH | Kolkata: On removal of West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar by the ECI, state BJP Chief Spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya says, "This was expected. Not just the BJP, but the people of West Bengal were agitated. There is no question about the efficiency of Rajeev Kumar. He has an… https://t.co/saw2dF0X2p
#WATCH | On removal of West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar by the ECI, West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar says, " Rajeev Kumar was supposed to be removed, he is the same Rajeev Kumar against whom CBI registered FIR and had gone to arrest him, he was a CP that time and he had… https://t.co/x3X9Frq1LX