Overview
- The Election Commission, which ordered fresh transfers on Saturday, moved about 30 officers across Kolkata Police and the state force, including new joint commissioners and deputy commissioners.
- In a separate directive issued Thursday, 81 inspectors and 68 sub‑inspectors were taken off all election work and told to join new posts by 5 p.m. Friday.
- Officers removed from poll duty must sign a bond saying they will not interfere in voting, and district police chiefs were told to enforce the orders and file written assurances.
- An EC order to the chief secretary, the state DGP, and the Kolkata Police Commissioner sought a compliance report by 11 a.m. Sunday as the two voting days approach on April 23 and April 29.
- The Trinamool Congress, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has criticized the shake‑up, while the EC has already replaced the Chief Secretary, the state police chief, and Kolkata’s police commissioner since March 16.