The High Court has now asked the State government to deploy forces in consultation with the Election Commission.
Kolkata: In a breather for the Mamata Banerjee government, the division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday said that it is not mandatory to deploy central paramilitary forces for the upcoming Panchayat polls.
The West Bengal government had appealed the higher bench after a single bench upheld the State Election Commission's plea for three-phase polling and deployment of central forces.
The State government wanted two-phase polling and security by local police. The High Court has now asked the State government to deploy forces in consultation with the Election Commission.
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