Speaking at a rally in central Kolkata following a march to protest the LPG crisis, she said the saffron camp with the help of Election Commission may change as many officers as they want, but they will not be able to change the government in Bengal.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who led a protest against the Centre over concerns related to LPG cylinder shortages, accused the BJP-led government of “failing” to ensure adequate supply.
Banerjee also lashed out at the Election Commission for transferring top State bureaucrats and police officers shortly after announcing the schedules for Assembly polls and branded the poll panel and the BJP as “anti-Bengal”.
Speaking at a rally in central Kolkata following a march to protest the LPG crisis, she said the saffron camp with the help of Election Commission may change as many officers as they want, but they will not be able to change the government in Bengal.
“It doesn’t matter who you appoint as replacement officers, they will all work for Bengal and for the people of the State,” the Chief Minister said.
The Election Commission has removed the West Bengal Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Director General of Police, and Kolkata Police Commissioner, among others, in an unprecedented administrative shake-up in the State ahead of the Assembly polls.
Election Commission officials maintained that the transfers of the officials were aligned with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s assurance to hold free and fair polls in the State.
Speaking on the prevailing LPG cooking gas crisis, Banerjee blamed the Narendra Modi-led Centre for the emerging shortage of LPG, alleging that the government has failed to build sufficient reserves of cooking gas and petroleum products before imposing restrictions on access to cylinders.
“artificially created”
She also alleged that the LPG cooking gas crisis in the State was “artificially created”.
“The LPG crisis is artificially created by disabling oil companies’ servers. I have spoken with their representatives, and there is no real crisis of gas,” she added.
Published on March 16, 2026
