Bengal chief secretary appears before EC on inaction against officials

West Bengal's chief secretary, Manoj Pant, faced the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding inaction against four officials involved in electoral roll irregularities. The ECI has instructed Pant to take action by August 21, following a previous directive to suspend the officials, lodge FIRs, and initiate departmental inquiries for violating data security protocols by sharing login credentials with unauthorized individuals.