Election Commission restricts movement of Trinamool leader AnubrataMondal

KOLKATA: Anticipating violence, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday restricted the movement of Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal, the president of the party's Birbhum district unit.

In an order, the Commission asked the West Bengal chief electoral officer to put Mondal under "strict surveillance" of the executive magistrate and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), starting from 5 pm on April 27 till 7 am on April 30, to ensure the conduct of free and fair polls.

The poll panel took the decision after receiving complaints and feedback from "various sources" ahead of the eighth and final phase of the Assembly elections on April 29, when the Birbhum district will go to the polls. (IANS)

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