Siliguri incident: BJP demand EC to transfer SP and DM of Siliguri

Bharatiya Janata Party demanded action from the Election Commission against the SP and DM of Siliguri in relation with the death of a 42-year-old, who was found hanging in the BJP booth office.

New Delhi: A delegation led by BJP's National General Secretary Bhupendra Yadav on Thursday went to Election Commission demanding intervention of the poll body in Siliguri incident and to transfer the District Magistrate (DM) and Superintendent of Police (SP) of Siliguri.

A day after the completion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Siliguri, a body of 42-year old was found hanging at Bharatiya Janata Party's booth office in Siliguri.

Speaking to media, Bhupendra Yadav said, "Under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, the track record to West Bengal shows that political violence is happening in the state. Last time when our candidate got killed in the state, we approached EC to take cognizance of the matter, but the correct action was not being taken in that matter for the safety of our candidates."

Further, the BJP accused the Superintendent of Police in relation with the murder.

"We have appealed to the Election Commission to remove the DM and SP of Siliguri should be removed from their position. We believe that those officers would not be able to conduct free and fair elections in that district. Even for the first phase of elections, there are many areas in which central paramilitary forces, under whose observation elections should be conducted, are not available in the required number. We also demand that EC should take cognizance of this matter and consider the DM as well as SP guilty in this matter," Bhupendra Yadav said.