Seemingly, the Election Commission of India is getting entangled in the political snafu, in the context of West Bengal election 2021, after the Nandigram incident, where CM Mamata Banerjee was injured.

Responding to the letter sent by Trinamool Congress over the Nandigram incident in which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured yesterday, the Election Commission of India said that it was unfortunate that the letter was “full of insinuations and averments”.

“Completely incorrect to suggest that Commission has taken over law and order machinery in the state in the name of conducting elections and appropriated whole governance structure,” the poll body said, adding that the incident was “indeed unfortunate” and needs to be inquired into with “promptitude and dispatch”.

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The poll body’s response comes after TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee held it responsible for the lapse in security of Mamata. A TMC delegation of Derek O’Brian, Chandrima Bhattacharya and Partha Chatterjee submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission in Kolkata.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry, complying with the Election Commission’s orders, will mask pictures of Modi on vaccine certificates in poll-bound states. Earlier this month, the ECI had asked the Union Government to stop using PM’s picture on Covid-19 vaccination certificates in states headed for Assembly elections, following a complaint by the Trinamool Congress.

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Preliminary medical tests conducted on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee late on Wednesday night detected severe bone injuries in her left ankle and foot, and injuries in the right shoulder, forearm and neck, a senior doctor of the state-run SSKM hospital said.

Trinamool Congress had slammed the Election Commission for failing to provide security to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was injured during election campaign in Nandigram, and said that the ECI cannot shun responsibility as it is in charge of law and order situation in the poll-bound West Bengal.

In a video message, Mamata urged people to remain calm and said that she will return to election campaigning in the next two to three days. Mamata said that she will use wheelchair for campaigning if needed.

Meanwhile, the Congress has released the list of 25 constituencies, where they will be contesting in the upcoming assembly election in Tamil Nadu. Out of the 25, the grand old party will face the BJP directly in five seats.