Pre-empt poll violence: Ex-AG

Kolkata: Former advocate-general Bimal Chatterjee has written a letter to Chief Justice of Calcutta

High Court

TB Radha Krishnan, urging him to take suo motu cognizance of the deteriorating law and order situation in

Bengal

ahead of the assembly

polls

“to prevent bloodshed and loss of life”.

Barrister Chatterjee has appealed to the chief justice to pass necessary orders to all, including the EC, so that there can be free and fair polls. The former state bar council president also sought stationing of adequate central forces even two weeks after results to prevent post-poll violence.