TMC Walks Out of Rajya Sabha Over Election Commission's Removal of West Bengal Officials

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) staged a day-long walkout from the Rajya Sabha protesting the Election Commission's late-night decision to remove West Bengal's top bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty and Home Secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena, shortly after announcing assembly poll dates. TMC members condemned the reshuffle as arbitrary, while Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju defended the Election Commission's constitutional authority and criticized the protest as a misuse of parliamentary time. The Election Commission also replaced other senior officials ahead of the polls, intensifying political tensions.