West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held a meeting with the top administrative and police officers of the state and took stock of the post-poll violence.
The CM’s meeting comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialled Governor Jagdeep Dhankar earlier in the day and expressed “serious anguish and concern” over the “worrisome” law and order situation in the state.
Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay, Home Secretary H K Dwidevi, Director General of Police P Nirajnayan and Kolkata Police Commissioner Soumen Mitra, were present in the meeting with CM Mamata.
The result of the West Bengal Assembly election was declared on May 2, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC won its third successive term by winning 213 seats.
However, hours after the results were declared, political violence erupted across the state Monday, with at least eight people reportedly killed.
The BJP has claimed that six of its workers were among those killed, accusing the TMC of attacking and vandalising several of its offices, including one in Nandigram where the party’s candidate Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata.
Adhikari’s car was also attacked in Nandigram, the party claimed.
Surjitt Sahani
