KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of beginning the process of training the booth-level officers (BLOs) in the state without giving prior intimation to the state government.
"The training process was started without informing me or the Chief Secretary, " the Chief Minister said while addressing an administrative review meeting at Birbhum district.
Speaking on the occasion, she also accused a section of the District Magistrates of allotting duties for such BLO training without informing their higher authorities.
"I came to know that about 1, 000 state government staff were recently sent to Delhi for this training purpose. But I was not aware of it. The district magistrates should have informed their higher authorities and the Chief Secretary, " Chief Minister Banerjee said.