EC Slams "Threatening Tactics" After Police Complaints Against CEC, Bengal CEO

• Election Commission condemned police complaints against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and West Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal as "premeditated, false, and intimidating actions."
• The EC stated these complaints are an attempt to obstruct electoral work and intimidate officials, vowing such tactics will fail.
• Complaints arose from families of two deceased elderly voters, including 82-year-old Durjan Manjhi from Purulia, who allegedly committed suicide after a hearing notice.
• Manjhi's family claimed his name was missing from the website despite being on the 2002 physical voter list, leading to the notice.
• EC had previously clarified that 1.3 lakh voter names went missing due to a technical glitch, and affected voters do not require hearings.

Why It Matters: EC strongly condemns police complaints against its officials, calling them baseless attempts to obstruct elections.