Watch | CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces 'go back' slogans, shown black flags outside Kolkata's Dakshineswar temple

Kolkata: On Tuesday morning, protests were staged outside West Bengal's Dakshineswar temple, where Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, during his visit, witnessed a group of people raising 'go back' slogans and showing black flags to him.

A similar demonstration was also recorded during his visit to the Kalighat Temple in the southern part of the city a day ago. On Monday when he was at the Kalighat Temple, he heard similar slogans.

Meanwhile, on Sunday night, a similar protest over alleged arbitrary deletions in the post-SIR electoral rolls in the state was held outside the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport upon his arrival in Kolkata.

However, despite the protests, Kumar continued with his scheduled programmes. The CEC also visited Belur Math in Howrah district this morning, and said the poll panel is committed to violence-free elections in West Bengal.

“The EC would like to ensure that polls will be violence-free or intimidation-free,” Kumar said while speaking to reporters during his visit to Belur Math.

The CEC is on a visit to the state to review poll preparedness and held meetings with political parties and officials on Monday ahead of the assembly elections.

(With PTI inputs)