Mamata Banerjee government set to accord Z-category security cover to Prashant Kishor

Political circles in West Bengal were abuzz with speculations that poll strategist Prashant Kishor is likely to be accorded ‘Z’ category security by the state police. However, both the state secretariat and top leadership of the TMC remained tightlipped. Repeated calls to Kishor also went unanswered.

The development comes amid hearsay that the architect of several successful political campaigns might join Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress ahead of the 2021 assembly polls.

Hitting out, CPI(M) Legislative Party leader Sujan Chakraborty asked why was Kishor being provided ‘Z’ category security at the expense of the state government despite having no relation with public life in West Bengal.