Kolkata, March 11 || To ensure the best possible utilisation of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had decided to strip the district administration of the authority to determine the movement of the CAPF.
Until the last elections, District Magistrates, including District Electoral Officers, were authorised to determine the movement of the CAPF before, during, or after the polls while the MCC was in force.
However, this time, as the Commission decided, it will be the ECI-nominated police observers for the polls who will determine the CAPF movements for the respective districts.
The decision had been conveyed to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, during the two-day review tour of ECI's full bench on Monday and Tuesday, said sources in the CEO's office.