Bengal Minister Says Central Forces Failed As TMC Claims 2 Workers Killed Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Minister Says Central Forces Failed As TMC Claims 2 Workers Killed Ahead Of Panchayat Polls

ABP News  

Trinamool Congress on Saturday claimed that three of its party workers have been killed ahead of the panchayat polls in West Bengal. Reacting to the development, West Bengal minister Shashi Panja said, "Shocking and tragic incidents have unfolded the night before which has just started this morning in the Panchayat elections in West Bengal. #WATCH | West Bengal minister Shashi Panja says, "Shocking and tragic incidents have unfolded the night before which has just started this morning in the Panchayat elections in West Bengal. A polling booth at Baravita Primary School in Sitai in West Bengal's Coochbehar was vandalised and ballot papers were set on fire soon after voting began for single-phase panchayat polls in the state.

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TMC alleges BJP goons indulged in Bengal rural poll violence and not its workers
1 year, 4 months ago

TMC alleges BJP goons indulged in Bengal rural poll violence and not its workers

India TV News  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday alleged that BJP goons had indulged in violence during the panchayat elections in West Bengal and not the ruling party's cadre as claimed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an address earlier in the day. Claiming that the PM's accusations against the TMC government were untrue, West Bengal minister Sashi Panja also accused the BJP …

Panchayat Poll Violence: Bengal BJP Seeks Governor's Intervention
1 year, 5 months ago

Panchayat Poll Violence: Bengal BJP Seeks Governor's Intervention

News 18  

The legal department of West Bengal BJP on Friday sought Governor C V Ananda Bose’s intervention over the violence during the West Bengal panchayat election process, claiming that it has exposed the “suffocation of democratic process” and lack of law and order in the state. Seeking the governor’s intervention “to restore democracy in West Bengal,” BJP legal department comprising advocates, …

Violence continues in Bengal, several areas to vote again
1 year, 5 months ago

Violence continues in Bengal, several areas to vote again

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal state election commission ordered repolling on Monday at 697 booths in 19 districts where voting for the rural elections has been declared void, a notification, seen by HT, said hours after a meeting of the commission on Sunday evening during which it took stock of vote-tampering and violence across the state. While the Trinamool Congress government continued …

WB Panchayat Election 2023: Repoll in Over 690 Booths Today After SEC Orders Amid Violence & Protests
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Panchayat Election 2023: Repoll in Over 690 Booths Today After SEC Orders Amid Violence & Protests

News 18  

As violence and massive protests continue to take place across West Bengal over the conduct of Panchayat Polls 2023, the State Election Commission on Sunday announced that repolling will be held in 697 booths on July 10. Massive protests have also been held across the state against the violence that rocked the panchayat elections and over allegations of irregularities. As …

Polling Over for Panchayat Polls, Central Forces Are Still to Coming to West Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

Polling Over for Panchayat Polls, Central Forces Are Still to Coming to West Bengal

News 18  

Polling for panchayat elections in West Bengal on Saturday was marked by violence, claiming the lives of at least 15 people. As per the court order, a total of 822 companies of Central Forces were supposed to reach Bengal by July 8, but why was security not deployed at all booths, despite the order, is a pertinent question in the …

BJP Workers Hold Protest Outside SEC Office Against Bengal Rural Poll Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP Workers Hold Protest Outside SEC Office Against Bengal Rural Poll Violence

News 18  

BJP supporters on Sunday staged a demonstration in front of the office of West Bengal State Election Commission in Kolkata, protesting against the panchayat poll violence that left 15 people dead. A delegation of the BJP’s state unit went inside the office to meet State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha, a party leader said. The BJP, which blamed the state election …

2023 West Bengal panchayat election | BJP alleges Central forces ‘deliberately’ not deployed
1 year, 5 months ago

2023 West Bengal panchayat election | BJP alleges Central forces ‘deliberately’ not deployed

The Hindu  

The Opposition BJP in West Bengal on July 9 alleged that the Central forces were not deployed "deliberately" during the panchayat elections, inviting a sharp retort from the ruling TMC which said there was no guarantee that violence would not have happened if the forces were deployed. BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said if the Central forces were deployed …

'Oppn Enjoying Theater Of Deaths': TMC On Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence, Cong Says 'People's Mandate Looted
1 year, 5 months ago

'Oppn Enjoying Theater Of Deaths': TMC On Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence, Cong Says 'People's Mandate Looted

ABP News  

Across political ideologies, all parties in West Bengal denounced the killing of 11 persons in various regions of the state on Saturday, as voting for panchayat elections began. Congress leader Kaustav Bagchi said he made a request to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court for an early hearing on a petition demanding the West Bengal panchayat elections on …

West Bengal Panchayat Elections: 12 People Killed in Poll Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Elections: 12 People Killed in Poll Violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata/Berhampore: In what appeared to be one of the deadliest Panchayat Elections in West Bengal, at least 12 people were killed and several others were injured in widespread violence during a polling that saw a turnout of 66.28 per cent. Concerned about the violence, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose rushed to the affected districts, and the Congress approached the Calcutta High …

Bengal Panchayat Polls This Isnt Election This Is Death Suvendu Adhikari Says Central Forces Not Deployed Poll Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls This Isnt Election This Is Death Suvendu Adhikari Says Central Forces Not Deployed Poll Violence

ABP News  

West Bengal Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday claimed that central forces have not been deployed as incidents of violence were reported from various parts of the state during panchayat polls. #WATCH | West Bengal panchayat election | West Bengal LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari says, "This is not an election, this is …

West Bengal Panchayat Election: ‘TMC hooliganism crossed…’, BJP on poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Election: ‘TMC hooliganism crossed…’, BJP on poll violence

Live Mint  

A war of words escalated between Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Trinamool Congress as violence and deaths were reported from across West Bengal during the panchayat elections on Saturday. BJP state chief Sukanta Majumdar alleged that TMC hooliganism crossed all limits and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with the Chief Electoral Officer of the state were "responsible" for murders, …

Panchayat polls begin in West Bengal; death toll mounts to 24
1 year, 5 months ago

Panchayat polls begin in West Bengal; death toll mounts to 24

Hindustan Times  

The crucial three-tier panchayat elections took off in West Bengal Saturday morning amid heavy security even as at least five persons more persons were killed since Friday night talking the total death toll to 24. Even though the state election commission has sent a requisition for 822 companies of central forces to be deployed in West Bengal during the panchayat …

12 killed as violence mars panchayat polls in Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

12 killed as violence mars panchayat polls in Bengal

The Hindu  

At least 12 persons were killed as large-scale violence erupted during polling for the panchayat polls in West Bengal on July 8. The Calcutta High Court had intervened and asked the State Election Commission to deploy Central forces, insisting that the number should not be less than that deployed in the 2013 panchayat polls.. Despite the orders of the Calcutta …

Why have central forces failed...: Trinamool as 5 workers killed in violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Why have central forces failed...: Trinamool as 5 workers killed in violence

India Today  

With several Trinamool workers being killed in election-related violence in West Bengal as voting was underway on Saturday, the party has questioned why the central forces have failed to protect the people. Where is the deployment and why have the central forces failed to protect its citizens,” says TMC leader Shashi Panja. Our leader @DrShashiPanja points outâ€æ pic.twitter.com/4IBpv9qrp3 — All …

Bengal panchayat polls get underway, security beefed up amid bloodshed
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls get underway, security beefed up amid bloodshed

India Today  

The rural West Bengal is all set for the three-tier Panchayat polls, to be held on Saturday. Approximately 5.67 crore eligible voters are expected to cast their votes to choose representatives for nearly 928 seats across 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities, and 63,229 gram panchayats. In 2018, the TMC won 90 per cent of the panchayat seats and all …

WB panchayat polls: Death toll reaches 16; last day of campaigning today
1 year, 5 months ago

WB panchayat polls: Death toll reaches 16; last day of campaigning today

Hindustan Times  

One person was killed in an explosion while he was allegedly making crude bombs at Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district taking the total death toll to 16 in panchayat poll-related violence reported from the state, police said. Earlier on June 24, another person was killed in a similar explosion while allegedly making crude bombs in a jute field at …

Bengal panchayat poll: Independent candidate killed in clash with Trinamool workers
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal panchayat poll: Independent candidate killed in clash with Trinamool workers

India Today  

An Independent candidate for the Bengal Panchayat polls died in a clash with the Trinamool Congress workers that erupted in Bengal's South 24 Parganas district. Earlier today, a BJP worker, the husband of an Independent candidate supporting the BJP, was found dead in a village in Bengal's Birbhum. Against the backdrop of panchayat poll violence in the state, Bengal Governor …

Deploy Central forces at every polling booth during West Bengal panchayat polls : Calcutta HC
1 year, 5 months ago

Deploy Central forces at every polling booth during West Bengal panchayat polls : Calcutta HC

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on July 4 directed that Central forces be deployed at every polling booth during the West Bengal panchayat election. “Inspector General of BSF who has been appointed ‘Force Coordinator’ may issue appropriate directions so that the deployment of the Central forces can cover all polling stations in the State,” a Division Bench of Chief Justice T. …

West Bengal panchayat polls: Violence continues in the state as TMC worker shot dead in South 24 Parganas
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls: Violence continues in the state as TMC worker shot dead in South 24 Parganas

India TV News  

West Bengal panchayat polls: A week before the panchayat elections in violence-ridden West Bengal, a Trinamool Congress worker was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons in the South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, according to police. The situation in West Bengal The violent situation in West Bengal has been escalating ahead of the panchayat elections for 75,000 seats on June …

4 workers suffer bullet injuries in clash at Bengal’s Murshidabad: TMC
1 year, 5 months ago

4 workers suffer bullet injuries in clash at Bengal’s Murshidabad: TMC

Hindustan Times  

BERHAMPORE: Four men suffered bullet injuries and four others were injured in a clash in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Monday afternoon when workers of various political parties were campaigning for the July 8 panchayat polls in the state, police said. TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh accused the Congress and CPM for the violence The incident took place in …

Centre deploys 315 companies of forces in West Bengal
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre deploys 315 companies of forces in West Bengal

The Hindu  

Political violence relating to the panchayat election continued in West Bengal even as Central forces started arriving in the State on Friday as per the directions of the Calcutta High Court. During a hearing at the High Court on Friday, the Additional Solicitor General representing the Union of India said that orders had been issued by the Union government for …

West Bengal: 2 arrested in TMC leader's murder case
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal: 2 arrested in TMC leader's murder case

India TV News  

TMC leader's murder: Amidst a spate of violent incidents ahead of West Bengal panchayat elections, two persons were arrested on Friday who were 'directly involved' in the murder of a local Trinamool Congress leader in Purulia district, informed the police. A CPI worker died on Wednesday at a nursing home in Siliguri from injuries suffered during a clash at Chopra …

Bengal Panchayat Election Violence: CPIM Worker Succumbs To Injuries, 8 Dead In 15 Days
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Election Violence: CPIM Worker Succumbs To Injuries, 8 Dead In 15 Days

ABP News  

Ahead of the panchayat polls in West Bengal, which are slated to be held on July 8, the state is witnessing continuous violence. The remarks of the apex court came as it dismissed the petitions of the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing the state poll panel to deploy central forces …

Bengal panchayat polls | SC refers to State’s ‘history of violence’ to confirm deployment of Central forces to secure July polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls | SC refers to State’s ‘history of violence’ to confirm deployment of Central forces to secure July polls

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on June 20 upheld a Calcutta High Court decision to throw open the doors for central security forces to enter West Bengal to ensure free and fair panchayat elections on July 8. The West Bengal government lawyer said the entire State, and not just the polling booths, would come under a “blanket cover” of armed central security …

'Dark chapter': BJP slams Bengal police, TMC over panchayat poll violence
1 year, 6 months ago

'Dark chapter': BJP slams Bengal police, TMC over panchayat poll violence

Hindustan Times  

As West Bengal gears up for the panchayat polls with single-phased voting scheduled on July 8, reports of pre-poll riots have sparked a fresh war of words between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. BJP National spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi BJP on Friday alleged that the state’s election commission was working hand-in-hand with the state government and doing …

West Bengal panchayat polls: Nomination process 'peaceful', asserts Mamata after three died in clashes
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls: Nomination process 'peaceful', asserts Mamata after three died in clashes

India TV News  

West Bengal panchayat poll: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asserted claimed that the panchayat nomination process was "peaceful". The statement came a day after news reports stated that at least three died in clashes during the last day to file nominations for the panchayat polls scheduled to be held on July 8. The TMC supremo also mentioned …

4 killed in Bengal violence on last day for nominations
1 year, 6 months ago

4 killed in Bengal violence on last day for nominations

Hindustan Times  

At least four people were killed across West Bengal on Thursday, the last day of filing nominations for the three tier panchayat polls, on a day when the Calcutta high court ordered the deployment of central forces all over the state till the elections end. A car set ablaze during a clash between supporters of Indian Secular Front and Trinamool …

West Bengal panchayat polls: 3 shot dead as violence continues on last day of filing nominations
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls: 3 shot dead as violence continues on last day of filing nominations

India TV News  

West Bengal panchayat polls: As many as three persons were shot dead and several others were injured in West Bengal on Thursday, the last day to file nominations for the panchayat polls scheduled to be held on July 8. Supporters of Left-INC CPI state secretary Md Salim said they were supporters of the Left Front and the Congress, and the …

Bengal: TMC MP reacts to Congress worker's death, says 'death of one person doesn't mean big violence'
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal: TMC MP reacts to Congress worker's death, says 'death of one person doesn't mean big violence'

India TV News  

TMC MP Saugata Roy said on Sunday that just because one person has died, doesn't mean there was a big violence. "One person has died recently but that doesn't mean that there was any big violence.media and opposition parties are exaggerating it," Roy told ANI. Prior, West Bengal Police arrested two individuals regarding the murder of the Congress worker at …

Bengal: 303 BJP workers who left home in post-poll violence yet to return
2 years, 8 months ago

Bengal: 303 BJP workers who left home in post-poll violence yet to return

Op India  

As West Bengal marks the first anniversary of the 2021 assembly elections, at least 303 workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party who left their homes during the horrifying post-poll violence have not yet returned home, a report published in India Today said. According to the report, Priyanka Tibrewal filed a petition in Calcutta High Court last year which said that …

Bengal: Crack down on political violence
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengal: Crack down on political violence

Hindustan Times  

In the span of a few hours on Sunday, two councillors from the Trinamool Congress and Congress parties were shot dead in separate incidents in West Bengal, highlighting, once again, the alarming levels of political violence that have come to characterise the state. That the twin shoot-ings came weeks after the sensational killing of political worker Anis Khan should set …

West Bengal post-poll violence: BJP's Dilip Ghosh says 37 party workers killed after election results
3 years, 6 months ago

West Bengal post-poll violence: BJP's Dilip Ghosh says 37 party workers killed after election results

Firstpost  

Noting that the ferocious second wave is on the verge of abating, the Centre also said that ramping up testing as well as containment at the district level “has worked” in bringing down the casesW Lucknow: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday claimed that 37 party workers were killed in the state after the recent assembly election results. …

Calcutta HC “appreciates” Mamata Banerjee-led govt for ‘stemming’ the post-poll violence
3 years, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC “appreciates” Mamata Banerjee-led govt for ‘stemming’ the post-poll violence

Op India  

Even as the supporters and members of the victorious Trinamool Congress Party are accused of unleashing post-poll violence in West Bengal following the results of assembly elections, the Calcutta High Court on Monday lauded the state government’s efforts to stop the violence. After being informed by the state govt that there had no incidents of violence reported since Sunday, the …

West Bengal tense in wake of post-poll violence; fake news, 'communal' posts spur fear
3 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal tense in wake of post-poll violence; fake news, 'communal' posts spur fear

Firstpost  

The clashes come in the backdrop of a sweeping win for the ruling Trinamool Congress after a bitter and acrimonious fight with the Opposition BJP West Bengal was in the throes of widespread violence on Monday that allegedly left several political workers dead and injured prompting the Union Home ministry to seek a factual report from the state government, and …

'State-sponsored': BJP launches no-holds-barred attack on TMC over post-poll violence in West Bengal
3 years, 7 months ago

'State-sponsored': BJP launches no-holds-barred attack on TMC over post-poll violence in West Bengal

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress over post-poll violence in West Bengal where the saffron party has claimed that nine of its workers died in the last 24 hours. Party spokesperson Sambit Patra said that situation in Bengal is unbelievable, adding that "we have never witnessed such scenes in India's electoral history". "Bengal …

After BJP, now Left accuses TMC of post-poll violence against its cadre
3 years, 7 months ago

After BJP, now Left accuses TMC of post-poll violence against its cadre

India Today  

After the Bengal wing of Bharatiya Janata Party blamed Trinamool Congress for targetting their workers ever since they walked closer to victory, now the Left, too, are doing the same. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER VIOLENCE ON BJP WORKERS The Bengal wing of Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that at least six of its workers were killed across the state since Sunday. Bengal …

Central Forces Could Have Shot Dead More Than 4 in Cooch Behar to Stop Vote Rigging: BJP Leader
3 years, 8 months ago

Central Forces Could Have Shot Dead More Than 4 in Cooch Behar to Stop Vote Rigging: BJP Leader

News 18  

A day after Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh courted a controversy as he warned of more Cooch Behar-like killings, another senior leader of the party, Rahul Sinha, said on Monday that the central forces, if deemed fit, could have shot dead more than four persons in the district in its bid to thwart attempts of vote rigging. Ghosh had on …

West Bengal Assembly polls | Mamata blames Amit Shah for Cooch Behar deaths
3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal Assembly polls | Mamata blames Amit Shah for Cooch Behar deaths

The Hindu  

The death of four persons under the Sitalkuchi Assembly segment in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district during the fourth phase of polling on Saturday triggered a strong reaction from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who blamed Home Minister Amit Shah for the incident and demanded his resignation. The Chief Minister said that West Bengal was witnessing an “undeclared imposition of Article …

West Bengal BJP worker beaten to death during inter-club clash, saffron party calls 12-hour bandh
4 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal BJP worker beaten to death during inter-club clash, saffron party calls 12-hour bandh

India Today  

A BJP leader was allegedly beaten to death in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal after a clash erupted between members of two community clubs on Wednesday, his family said. However, Mamata Banerjee's TMC party has denied the charge "As the TMC has lost its ground in Cooch Behar district, it is systematically targeting the BJP workers," news agency PTI …

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