Six party workers killed, houses, shops vandalised by TMC, alleges Bengal BJP. MHA seeks report
3 years, 7 months ago

Six party workers killed, houses, shops vandalised by TMC, alleges Bengal BJP. MHA seeks report

India Today  

The Bengal wing of Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that at least six of its workers were killed across the state since Sunday. Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday summoned the DGP seeking a report on the uninterrupted violence across the state ever since the poll results were declared DGP @WBPolice and Commissioner @CPKolkata summoned by me in the wake of continually rising post poll incidents of arson, looting and violence as also killings in the State were indicated of alarming scenario. pic.twitter.com/BcblaimLeO — Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar May 3, 2021 Who were ‘killed’ in violence Jagaddal | Shova Rani Mondal Ranaghat | Uttam Ghosh Beliaghata | Abhijit Sarkar Sonarpur Dakshin | Horom Adhikari Sitalkuchi | Momik Moitra Bolpur | Gourab Sarkar Violence on result day The BJP on Sunday alleged that one of its party offices in Hooghly district was set on fire and some of its leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, were harassed by TMC activists in other parts of the state after the poll results showed that Mamata Banerjee camp was set to retain power in Bengal. A local BJP leader claimed that TMC activists, shortly after the defeat of their party candidate Sujata Mondal, set fire to the saffron camp's Arambagh office. In Purba Medinipur district, TMC men reportedly demonstrated next to the vehicle of BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, who managed to clinch the prized Nandigram seat by defeating Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a neck-and-neck fight.

Violence West Bengal Party Mamata Banerjee State Bengal Twitter Mha Tmc Suvendu Adhikari Bjp Workers Tmc Activists  mha  report  seeks  shops  adhikari  tmc  bengal  violence  vandalised  mamata  houses  state  results  killed  party  bjp  workers

History of this topic

Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: Proposal for anti-rape bill approved
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: Proposal for anti-rape bill approved

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party observed a 12-hour “Bangla Bandh” in West Bengal today to protest police action against protesters who participated in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally on Tuesday. Daily life was partially affected across the state as BJP workers tried stopping rail and bus services leading to police action. Over 200 people were arrested and …

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence
5 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari staged a four-hour sit-in demonstration with a group of around BJP 300 workers outside Raj Bhavan on Sunday against the post-poll violence allegedly by the Trinamul Congress in the state. Mr Adhikari however announced the plan of a new agitation by the BJP on July 21, the day when TMC holds …

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted

The Hindu  

Several incidents of post-poll violence from various parts of West Bengal were reported on June 5, a day after the results of Lok Sabha election were declared and the Trinamool Congress bagged 29 seats of the total 42 seats reducing the BJP to 12 seats in the State. Incidents of post-poll violence were reported across several districts in the State …

Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: Final phase of voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: Final phase of voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence

Live Mint  

The seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal's nine parliamentary constituencies saw sporadic outbreaks of violence, particularly in Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour, where TMC, ISF, and BJP supporters clashed. As reported by PTI, while election officials initially reported peaceful voting, they also acknowledged receiving 1,450 complaints by 11 am, mainly from political parties alleging EVM malfunctions …

BJP Worker's Killing Sparks Massive Protests In Bengal's Nandigram, Police Resort To Lathi-Charge
7 months ago

BJP Worker's Killing Sparks Massive Protests In Bengal's Nandigram, Police Resort To Lathi-Charge

News 18  

Days before the sixth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on May 25, reports of violence have poured in from East Medinipur district’s Nandigram district, where the Bharatiya Janata Party has claimed that several of their workers were attacked by Trinamool Congress workers last night. VIDEO | West Bengal: Several shops were torched by an …

Violence in West Bengal: BJP workers' bus attacked in Durgapur
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence in West Bengal: BJP workers' bus attacked in Durgapur

Op India  

In a shocking development on Wednesday, Bharatiya Janata Party workers onboard a bus came under attack in Durgapur, West Bengal. Durgapur, West Bengal | BJP workers returning from the rally of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in DVC More area were allegedly attacked. Alarming news from West Bengal: Houses of BJP workers and supporters attacked by #TMC goons for attending …

Old video of BJP leaders clashing in Odisha viral as Tamil Nadu
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Old video of BJP leaders clashing in Odisha viral as Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

A video purporting to show a group of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders being thrashed by the public while campaigning is viral online as a recent incident from Tamil Nadu. Old video of BJP leaders clashing in Odisha viral as Tamil Nadu BOOM found that the incident took place in Odisha and shows a clash between two groups of BJP leaders …

'PM Modi's pictures removed, Mamta's images displayed at thousands of locations: Suvendu Adhikari accuses TMC of breaching MCC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'PM Modi's pictures removed, Mamta's images displayed at thousands of locations: Suvendu Adhikari accuses TMC of breaching MCC

Op India  

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on 27th March accused All India Trinamool Congress of violating the model code of conduct concerning the 2024 Lok Sabha election. You came to Chopra when TMC asked and now you will have to come to Canning at BJP’s request.” He added, “PM Modi’s pictures have been removed …

Five cases of attacks on BJP workers in West Bengal ahead of 2024 elections
9 months ago

Five cases of attacks on BJP workers in West Bengal ahead of 2024 elections

Op India  

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, goons associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal have yet again unleashed ‘khela‘ of violence against their political rival BJP. In a tweet on Sunday, he informed, “Opponents persecuted across the state by TMC.Met a BJP worker from Kushmondi Assembly, who was attacked by TMC goons, at Gangarampur Super Specialty …

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 …

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence

Firstpost  

BJP will continue exerting pressure on the West Bengal government, asserting that the law and order situation is deteriorating in the state The BJP has decided to organise a mega rally in Kolkata on 19 July with people who were forced to flee their house due to the violence during the Panchayat elections and after the results. On Sunday, state …

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, …

West Bengal rural poll violence: 6 more killed, death toll reaches 48
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal rural poll violence: 6 more killed, death toll reaches 48

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: At least six deaths were reported from across West Bengal on Wednesday even as counting of votes for the three-tier panchayat elections continued, taking the toll to 48 in alleged poll-related violence since June 8 when the rural polls were announced, police officers familiar with the matter said. Read here: Panchayat poll results subject to court’s final orders: Calcutta …

'Where was BJP's fact-finding team when Manipur was burning?' Mamata Banerjee attacks
1 year, 5 months ago

'Where was BJP's fact-finding team when Manipur was burning?' Mamata Banerjee attacks

India TV News  

West Bengal: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing on the Bharatiya Janata Party as a BJP's fact-finding team has arrived here to probe the panchayat poll violence. Banerjee announced compensation amount Mamata Banerjee announced compensation amounts for those who lost their lives in the recent violence that erupted during the West Bengal Panchayat Polls. We will not …

All Quiet on the 'West Bengal' Front: The Congress's Dilemma over Panchayat Poll Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

All Quiet on the 'West Bengal' Front: The Congress's Dilemma over Panchayat Poll Violence

News 18  

Silence can be powerful. But in case of the West Bengal panchayat poll violence, it is reflecting the dilemma within the Congress. While the fight over the poll violence is largely between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress, too, claimed their party workers have been assaulted in state Congress president and leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan …

Bengal Panchayat Polls Results To Decide Winner In TMC Vs BJP Face-Off Today After Massive Violence, Repolling — 10 Points
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls Results To Decide Winner In TMC Vs BJP Face-Off Today After Massive Violence, Repolling — 10 Points

ABP News  

The counting for high-stake West Bengal Panchayat elections will begin at 8 am today at 339 counting centres across the state after violence and arson severely affected the voting at several booths. Here are the top ten points on the rural polls: 10 Points On West Bengal Panchayat Elections Heavy security deployment has been made on counting centres across the …

DC Edit | Check political violence in Bengal, it's out of control
1 year, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Check political violence in Bengal, it's out of control

Deccan Chronicle  

Violence has become the hallmark of elections in West Bengal and the election to local self-government bodies this year does not show a break from the trend — as many as 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured with an equal number of lives lost in the run-up to the election held on Saturday. Clashes began immediately after the …

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 …

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates

Hindustan Times  

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates No end to the violence a day after West Bengal's panchayat polls were marred by protests. BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari demanded the Centre's intervention against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. #bengal #violence #mamata #panchayatpolls #westbengal #wb #protests #elections #mamatabanerjee #adhirranjanchowdhury #suvenduadhikari #centre …

Bengal Poll Violence: 19 Dead, BJP Questions 'Silence' of Oppn on 'Murder of Democracy'
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Poll Violence: 19 Dead, BJP Questions 'Silence' of Oppn on 'Murder of Democracy'

News 18  

The poll violence in the Panchayat election in West Bengal on Saturday ended up claiming at least 19 lives. Speaking on the poll violence in the state, security personnel alleged that despite several reminders, West Bengal State Election Commission failed to provide locations and other details of sensitive polling booths before the polls. “We had written several letters to West …

They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of West Bengal panchayat poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of West Bengal panchayat poll violence

Hindustan Times  

Dulali Karjee and her son Chiranjit were looking forward to exercise their franchise, along with friends and neighbours, in Bhagni village in Cooch Behar on Saturday, but the day brought a lifetime of grief for the 64-year-old woman instead as her son was among the 18 people killed in widespread violence that marred the West Bengal panchayat elections. He died …

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, …

Bengal Panchayat Polls BJP Candidate Maya Barman Injured Polling Agent Killed Madhav Vishwas Attack Hooligans Cooch Behar
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls BJP Candidate Maya Barman Injured Polling Agent Killed Madhav Vishwas Attack Hooligans Cooch Behar

ABP News  

A Bharatiya Janata Party candidate claimed she sustained injuries after being attacked by hooligans while her polling agent succumbed to injuries during panchayat polls in Bengal. The polling agent, Madhav Vishwas was killed in the attack on a polling booth in Falimari gram panchayat of Cooch Behar, while the candidate Maya Burman was admitted to a hospital, she claimed, accusing …

BJP worker found dead in Bengal's Birbhum, party says TMC behind murder
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP worker found dead in Bengal's Birbhum, party says TMC behind murder

India Today  

The body of a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, the husband of an independent candidate supporting BJP, was found in a village in West Bengal's Birbhum on Thursday. On Monday, police recovered the body of a BJP leader, Bankim Hansda, from the Bodo area of the state's Purulia district. "Police recovered the body of a BJP leader named Bankim Hansda from …

‘End political Holi with human blood’: Bengal governor issues 48-hour deadline
1 year, 5 months ago

‘End political Holi with human blood’: Bengal governor issues 48-hour deadline

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: As two more political workers died in separate incidents of violence in the run-up to the July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal, governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday called for a complete end to the violence within 48 hours, saying the “political Holi with human blood has to end”. Nearly 14 people have died in violence linked to …

4 injured in TMC-Opposition clashes during poll campaign in Bengal's Chandrakona
1 year, 5 months ago

4 injured in TMC-Opposition clashes during poll campaign in Bengal's Chandrakona

India Today  

Violent row erupted in Chandrakona in West Midnapore district, as the ruling Trinamool Congress party clashed with opposition parties, Communist Party of India ) and Indian Secular Front, during Sunday's campaign for the upcoming elections in Bengal. The clashes erupted in Chandrrakona, known to be a stronghold of the TMC, when CPI and ISF attempted to reopen their party office …

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 …

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury

The Hindu  

Days after the joint Opposition meeting, General Secretary of Communist Party of India Sitaram Yechury attacked All India Trinamool Congress party alleging that the State administration is complicit in the political violence that has killed 10 persons during the ongoing panchayat elections. His comments come days after the two parties sat across each other in the joint Opposition meeting held …

West Bengal rural polls: BJP candidate's kin found dead in Cooch Behar amid clashes, party blames TMC
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal rural polls: BJP candidate's kin found dead in Cooch Behar amid clashes, party blames TMC

India TV News  

The brother-in-law of a BJP candidate was found dead in the Cooch Behar district in the midst of the violence leading up to the panchayat elections on July 8 in West Bengal. Union minister Nisith Pramanik meets family of Das Union Minister of State Nisith Pramanik, who met the family of Das at his home on Sunday, said that the …

'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 …

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 …

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Tuesday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee government on the violence during Rama Navami in Howrah, Hooghly and nearby areas. Sources said the home ministry has sought a detailed report from the state government over the violence that broke out between two groups when a Rama Navami procession was taken out in …

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal
1 year, 8 months ago

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on April 1 alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 general elections approaching, and recent incidents in West Bengal and Gujarat were a "trailer." Violence and arson were reported from West Bengal's Howrah district after clashes broke out between two groups during Ram Navami festivities, with the BJP …

Bengal violence: Amit Shah speaks to governor, BJP chief
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal violence: Amit Shah speaks to governor, BJP chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: A day after the violence at the Rama Navami rally in Howrah, near Kolkata, fresh unrest was reported from the trouble-hit areas in the town on the banks of the river Hooghly, while 36 persons were arrested by the police. Worried over the situation, Union home minister Amit Shah called up West Bengal governor C.V. Ananda Bose and state …

'Attacks by BJP-hired goons': Bengal CM Mamata on Ram Navami violence in Howrah
1 year, 8 months ago

'Attacks by BJP-hired goons': Bengal CM Mamata on Ram Navami violence in Howrah

India Today  

Reacting to the incidents of violence reported during the Ram Navami festivities from Howrah, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said the clashes were planned by the Bharatiya Janata Party for a month. “The BJP has been planning these events for a month and they are now using these clashes to avoid the Opposition’s questions about the Adani row,” …

UP BJP spokesperson booked in TN over ‘migrant workers being killed’ tweet
1 year, 9 months ago

UP BJP spokesperson booked in TN over ‘migrant workers being killed’ tweet

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party Uttar Pradesh spokesperson Prashant Patel Umrao was booked by Tamil Nadu police on Saturday for his now-deleted Tweet claiming “dozens of migrant Bihar workers were killed in Tamil Nadu,” a day after BJP leaders in Bihar assembly stalled the proceedings claiming that Bihari workers were being targeted in the state for speaking Hindi. Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata …

TMC, BJP workers clash after union minister’s car allegedly attacked in Bengal
1 year, 9 months ago

TMC, BJP workers clash after union minister’s car allegedly attacked in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

A clash broke out between the workers of the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party after union minister Nisith Pramanik’s car was allegedly attacked by a mob on Saturday in Cooch Behar district in north Bengal, police said. Locals said that TMC workers gathered on two sides of the road that Pramanik’s convoy was scheduled to take and showed black …

Mamata scared, says BJP as TMC chants 'time for India to reject them' day after violent protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Mamata scared, says BJP as TMC chants 'time for India to reject them' day after violent protests

India Today  

Kolkata and its neighborhood turned into a battleground as the Bharatiya Janata Party took to the streets over alleged corrupt practices of the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday. TIME FOR INDIA TO REJECT BJP: TMC TMC claimed that eye-witnesses saw people carrying lathis and BJP flags pelting stones and setting fire to police cars during the protest. pic.twitter.com/zH7IZnEoK1 — Abhishek Banerjee …

Bengal BJP workers, cops faceoff before march against ruling Trinamool. Video
2 years, 3 months ago

Bengal BJP workers, cops faceoff before march against ruling Trinamool. Video

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of a mega march, Bengal witnessed a showdown between BJP workers and cops amid reports of detention. This was after the BJP’s Dilip Ghosh had claimed that his party’s workers were being pulled down by the state police from trains to stop them from taking part in the Nabanna Cholo campaign against the Mamata Banerjee government. A video tweeted …

255 arrested in UP; Bengal BJP seeks deployment of armed forces as crackdown on protesters continue | Top Points
2 years, 6 months ago

255 arrested in UP; Bengal BJP seeks deployment of armed forces as crackdown on protesters continue | Top Points

India Today  

The police crackdown on protesters continued on Saturday across the states, with Uttar Pradesh Police arresting a total of 255 persons in connection with the Friday violence. The police also demolished parts of homes to two of the main accused behind the Saharanpur violence, for disturbing peace and social harmony. In West Bengal's Howrah, which was one of the epicentre …

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 …

West Bengal: BJP worker’s body found hanging from a tree in Birbhum, political situation tense as family, party alleges murder
2 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal: BJP worker’s body found hanging from a tree in Birbhum, political situation tense as family, party alleges murder

Op India  

A BJP worker’s body has been found mysteriously hanging from a tree at Mallarpur town in Birbhum District, West Bengal. Graphic visuals, please view with caution: BJP Karyakarta Purna Chandra Nag Murdered and Hanged at Mollarpur, Birbhum District from OpIndia Videos on Vimeo. When the family was about to visit the police station to register a missing complaint, they found …

Birbhum violence: MP Roopa Ganguly breaks down in Rajya Sabha while targeting TMC government
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum violence: MP Roopa Ganguly breaks down in Rajya Sabha while targeting TMC government

Firstpost  

The BJP leader’s attack during Zero Hour drew retaliation from TMC members and sloganeering against the BJP government at the Centre New Delhi: The unfortunate arson incident in West Bengal’s Birbhum that occurred early this week reverberated the Rajya Sabha on Friday with BJP leader from the state Roopa Ganguly breaking down over the tragedy while targeting the Mamata Banerjee-led …

Bengal mayhem: Nab the culprits
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengal mayhem: Nab the culprits

Hindustan Times  

Even by the gory standards set by the bloodied political history of West Bengal, the recent killing of eight people allegedly as revenge for the killing of a local political leader, is shocking. It is true that acts of violence have been embedded in Bengal’s political fabric since before Independence, and have been actively patronised by successive regimes. Despite public …

MHA seeks report from Bengal govt over Birbhum violence killing 8
2 years, 9 months ago

MHA seeks report from Bengal govt over Birbhum violence killing 8

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of home affairs on Tuesday sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government over the death of at least eight people in Birbhum district after their houses were set on fire following the killing of a Trinamool Congress leader, Bhadu Sheikh, late on Monday. Nine BJP MPs from the state met home minister Amit Shah and sought …

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 …

Discover Related