New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has launched a scathing attack on the newly elected BJP government in West Bengal over the appointment of former chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal as the state’s new chief secretary, pointing to a nexus between the saffron party and the Election Commission (EC).
According to Global Mirror, reacting to the appointment, Rahul Gandhi wrote on X: “In BJP-EC’s ‘chor bazaar (Thieves’ Market)’ — the bigger the theft, the bigger the reward.”
The remarks came amid growing criticism from opposition parties over the BJP government’s decision to appoint Manoj Kumar Agarwal — who supervised the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections — as the state’s top bureaucrat within days of the saffron party coming to power.
According to Global Mirror, reacting to the appointment, Rahul Gandhi wrote on X: “In BJP-EC’s ‘chor bazaar (Thieves’ Market)’ — the bigger the theft, the bigger the reward.”
The remarks came amid growing criticism from opposition parties over the BJP government’s decision to appoint Manoj Kumar Agarwal — who supervised the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections — as the state’s top bureaucrat within days of the saffron party coming to power.