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A day after the Election Commission directed the removal of eight officials from poll duty in West Bengal prompting an enraged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to threaten to defy the order, the state government today requested the poll panel to reconsider its decision.
"Yes, the Chief Secretary has written to the Commission urging it to reconsider its decision regarding removal of the officers", a highly placed source told PTI.
He said that in his letter, the Chief Secretary has also pointed out that the transfers were made and their replacements in the vacancies were done without consulting the state government.
The EC had yesterday ordered removal of five SPs, a District Magistrate and two ADMs following complaints against them.
It had also named the officers who are to replace the incumbent SPs, the DM and ADMs.
Addressing an election rally, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had yesterday taken serious exception to the transfers and said she was not going to accept the order.
She had said, "I will not remove a single officer. Let the Commission do it. The transfers were made without consulting the state govenment. I heard that the five SPs have been given transfer orders. Without even asking the state, the (new) names have also been decided".
