CEO receives DM's report on alleged heckling of Habra-II BDO

The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal has received the report on alleged heckling of the BDO of Habra-II block in North 24-Parganas district recently and its scrutiny will be done immediately.
"We have received the DM's report on alleged heckling of the BDO of Habra-II block near Asoknagar in North 24-Parganas district recently. We shall scrutinise it soon," CEO Sunil Gupta told reporters here today.
The BDO of Habra-II block in North 24-Parganas district was allegedly heckled by the Trinamool Congress activists no March 25. It had drawn attention of the Election Commission, which immediately directed the district administration to conduct an inquiry by a Special Investigation Team consisting of the Additional SP and SDPO.

Altogether 15 persons were arrested in connection with the incident, all of whom were released on interim bail.
Habra-II BDO Dinobandhu Gayen lodged a complaint against 25 TMC workers for abusing, threatening and assaulting him on March 25.
In his FIR at Asoknagar police station, Gayen said the TMC workers heckled him for ordering removal of party flags and posters acting on the EC's directive and also threatened him with dire consequences.

TMC general secretary Mukul Roy had met the CEO to deny that his partymen were involved in the incident and termed the allegations as false and fabricated and aimed at maligning the party's image before the election.

In another case of heckling election officials at Shibpur area in Howrah district recently, Gupta said that two persons were arrested.
In two other cases, Gupta said that he had also received replies against the second showcause notices to Anubrata Mandal of the TMC and Anisur Rahaman of the CPI(M).
"We shall scrutinise them too," he said.
The Commission had sent showcause notices to these two controversial leaders for a second time for allegedly uttering derogatory remarks against leaders of opposition parties.
The two had been showcasued earlier too in separate allegations of violation of Model Code of Conduct.