EC seeks report from Bengal on BJP leader's bribery bid

Election Commission has sought report from West Bengal home secretary following BJP’s complaint that two cops offered its ex-state unit chief Rahul Sinha money to help smuggle cattle to Bangladesh.

"We had asked the Home secretary yesterday to submit a report within 24 hours. After receiving a fresh complaint from BJP today, we have again asked the home secretary to send us another letter with all detailed information. We want a factual report," Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dibyendu Sarkar said in Kolkata.

At Delhi, a BJP central delegation led by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi lodged a complaint with the CEC over Trinamool Congress’ the “unethical practice” of bribing its current national secretary Rahul Sinha and demanded transfer of Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar. BJP leaders also demanded arrest of assistant sub inspector Subasis Roy Chowdhury and constable Aminul Rahman, the special branch cops involved in the bribery. Sinha refused the offer, detained the two police personnel and got an FIR registered at Jorasanko police station.

Conspiracy
“ This clearly appears to be a government sponsored conspiracy towards a failed sting operation to discredit BJP...apparently this heinous and reckless conspiracy was attempted by the ruling party to divert attention from Narada scam,” BJP said in its memorandum to the Chief Election Commissioner.
DH News Service