West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant is currently facing intense scrutiny from the Election Commission of India (ECI) after being summoned to Delhi to explain the state government’s refusal to immediately suspend or file FIRs against officials accused of manipulating electoral rolls; Pant defended the state’s position, arguing that immediate suspension would be disproportionately harsh and could demoralize the bureaucracy, though four officials were eventually suspended, keeping the tension high ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.
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