“The Commission replaced the Deputy Inspector General of Murshidabad range before the Ram Navami festival. What was the reason for doing this? He was well acquainted with the entire district. There was no justification for replacing him. These are very sensitive states. We have to work hard to keep things under control here,” the chief minister said while addressing an election rally at Raiganj in North Dinajpur district.

Recently, DIG (Murshidabad range) Mukesh Kumar was replaced by 2008-batch Indian Police Service officer Syed Waqar Raza. Mukesh was reportedly removed after opposition parties accused him of not playing an impartial role after the implementation of the code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections.

Speaking at the election rally, the Chief Minister further said that some district police officers were also injured in the clash that took place on Wednesday evening. Taking aim at the BJP, he claimed that they would first create problems in some area and then complain against the Trinamool Congress, holding it responsible.

Incidentally, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvenda Adhikari informed on Tuesday that he has met West Bengal Governor C.V. Wrote a letter to. Anand Bose requested him to take up the matter with the Commission so that the Commission can take action against the Chief Minister for instigating tension over the Ram Navami procession through his speeches during the last few days.