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'Beyond shameless': TMC attacks BJP, EC after ex-Bengal CEO appointed chief secretary

The Trinamool Congress has criticized the appointment of former Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal as West Bengal's Chief Secretary by the new BJP government. The party labeled the move "shameless," questioning the neutrality of the election process after Agarwal oversaw the r

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'Beyond shameless': TMC attacks BJP, EC after ex-Bengal CEO appointed chief secretaryThe Trinamool Congress has criticized the appointment of former Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal as West Bengal's Chief Secretary by the new BJP government. The party labeled the move "shameless," questioning the neutrality of the election process after Agarwal oversaw the r
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