West Bengal voter list revision row: Chief Secretary leaves for Delhi to explain non-removal of 'tainted' officers to EC

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West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant is in Delhi, summoned by the Election Commission to clarify the state's refusal to suspend officers implicated in electoral roll irregularities. Pant's communication to the ECI argued that suspension and FIRs would be excessively harsh and demoralizing.