Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday slammed the Election Commission for failing to provide proper security to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was injured during poll campaign in Nandigram, and said the EC can’t shun responsibility as it is in charge of law and order situation in the pollbound West Bengal.

Claiming that the attack was a “deep-rooted conspiracy to take the life of TMC supremo”, the TMC leaders said anti- social elements have been mobilised from the neighbouring states by the BJP in Nandigram to unleash violence.

Accusing the EC of acting “as per orders” of the BJP leaders, the TMC delegation, after meeting the EC officials here, alleged that the “Election Commission did nothing despite there being reports of a possible attack on Banerjee”.

“The law and order situation in Bengal was good. But, after the announcement of elections, law and order become the responsibility of the EC. The EC removed DGP of the state police, and the very next day she was attacked,” TMC secretary-general Partha Chatterjee said.

The Election Commission had on Tuesday ordered removal of Virendra as Director-General of Police of the poll-bound West Bengal with immediate effect and appointed P Nirajnayan in his place.