{"id":208234,"date":"2026-03-16T10:57:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=208234"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:27:42","slug":"no-more-immunity-election-commission-targets-bias-cops-over-2021-2024-poll-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/no-more-immunity-election-commission-targets-bias-cops-over-2021-2024-poll-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"No More Immunity? Election Commission Targets &#8216;Bias&#8217; Cops Over 2021 &amp; 2024 Poll Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following a dramatic midnight overhaul of West Bengal&#8217;s top bureaucracy, the Election Commission (EC) has now turned its sights on the police administration. Under the leadership of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the EC has demanded a comprehensive list of SHOs and supervisory officers from violence-prone areas during the 2021 and 2024 elections. The deadline for submission is 6 PM today, March 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move underscores the Commission&#8217;s &#8216;Zero Tolerance&#8217; policy towards poll-related violence, which has plagued Bengal for years. The EC is specifically scrutinizing areas where lives were lost or properties destroyed, raising questions about police inaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reliable sources suggest that identified officers may face severe consequences under Article 311 of the Constitution, including dismissal from service. The EC has sent a clear message: transfer is no longer the only punishment; departmental inquiries and legal actions await those who failed to uphold law and order during previous polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a dramatic midnight overhaul of West Bengal&#8217;s top bureaucracy, the Election Commission (EC) has now turned its sights on the police administration. 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