NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar asserted that the ballot panel will “go away no stone unturned” to make sure free and honest elections in West Bengal, outlining a framework geared toward curbing malpractices and boosting voter confidence.In a message to officers overseeing the elections on Monday, Kumar mentioned the Election Fee of India is dedicated to conducting polls which can be “freed from concern, violence, intimidation and inducements,” emphasizing on a zero-tolerance strategy in the direction of any electoral malpractice.He additionally careworn that no authorities official ought to affect the electoral course of. “No worker of the state authorities, native our bodies or autonomous our bodies could be allowed to affect the electoral course of in any method,” Kumar mentioned.Calling on voters to take part actively, he urged residents to solid their votes with out concern. “Each elector of West Bengal ought to train his or her vote fearlessly,” he mentioned.Invoking the broader democratic spirit, Kumar described the elections as a celebration of democracy, remarking, “Chunav ka parv, West Bengal ka garv.”The elections to the 294-member West Bengal Meeting will likely be held in two phases on April 23 and 29, with counting scheduled for Could 4.