CEO Bihar Sr police officers to assess law and order in West Bengal

The terms of the existing Legislative Assemblies of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry are expiring in May-June, 2011. In view of this, the Election Commission is required to hold General Elections to constitute the new Legislative Assemblies in these States. The Commission is taking all necessary measures including keeping a watch on the law and order situation in these States. Several political parties have met the Commission in Delhi and during the visit of Commission to Kolkata on 8th January, 2011 and have submitted representations to the Commission about the prevailing law and order situation in West Bengal.Commission has, therefore, decided to make an independent assessment of the law and order situation in West Bengal. For this purpose, a team of five senior police officers headed by Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar and comprising five senior police officers is being sent to West Bengal to make a first-hand assessment of the situation there. This team shall visit different districts of West Bengal immediately and make an on-the-spot assessment after which it will submit a report to the Commission.