Before the Panchayat Elections, Bengal’s Governor Returns SEC’s Joining Report To State Government

Prior to the panchayat elections on July 8, West Bengal Governor Dr. CV Ananda Bose “returned” the State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha’s joining report on Wednesday night, according to a reliable source at the Raj Bhavan.

The action was taken a few days after Sinha was invited urgently to appear before the Governor to explain the killings, acts of violence, and altercations that occurred during the filing of nominations for the panchayat election earlier this month.

“The governor returned SEC Rajiva Sinha’s joining report tonight. When the Governor requested that the SEC appear before him about killings, acts of violence, and conflicts, the SEC refused, the source informed PTI.

Sinha, who was summoned by the Governor on June 17 at Raj Bhavan, failed to show up, claiming he was busy reviewing the nominations for the upcoming panchayat elections. The previous state chief secretary had asked Bose to schedule a meeting on any other day and excuse him from appearing before him during the day.