Kolkata, July 24 -- lose of the heels of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raising a war cry against the Election Commission of India should it impose a Bihar-like Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in her State the poll panel has directed her Government to ensure a financial independence to the office of Chief Electoral Officer and delink it from the State Home Department.
The national poll panel has raised objection to an arrangement where State CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal was playing a dual role as the Additional Chief Secretary to the State's Home and Hill Affairs besides handling the all important electoral office.
Every State has a CEO who is drawn on deputation from the State Government officers but works under the ECI a...