Situation In Bengal A Manifestation Of 'Law Of Ruler' Instead Of 'Rule Of Law': NHRC Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Situation In Bengal A Manifestation Of 'Law Of Ruler' Instead Of 'Rule Of Law': NHRC Report

ABP News  

In its report to the Calcutta High Court on post-poll violence in West Bengal, the seven-member NHRC team has called out the situation in the state as a manifestation of "Law of Ruler", instead of "Rule of Law." In the 50 page report, the Human Rights Team has lambasted the state government mentioning that a loss of faith in the state administration by victims, many of whom were victims of sexual assault and many who have not yet been able to return back to normalcy of their lives and homes. With a detailed account of all the work the team has done since its inception, the Committee report has advocated a CBI investigation to be trialed outside West Bengal for grievous offenses like murder, rape, etc. It has also recommended the formation of a Monitoring Committee to monitor the implementation of tje orders of the High Court besides providing compensation, protection of women and victims and actions against delinquent Government servants.

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West Bengal’s Dangerous Nexus: Mob Justice, Strongmen and the TMC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal’s Dangerous Nexus: Mob Justice, Strongmen and the TMC

News 18  

The recent incident of mob violence in Chopra, West Bengal, starkly highlights the troubling intersection of vigilante justice, local strongmen, and political manoeuvring. Local strongmen like Tajemul have long been fixtures in West Bengal’s political landscape, often used by parties to consolidate votes while wielding significant influence over local affairs. Appeasement Politics The political narrative in Bengal has been increasingly …

NHRC pulls up Bengal govt over couple's flogging in Dinajpur, seeks detailed report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NHRC pulls up Bengal govt over couple's flogging in Dinajpur, seeks detailed report

Hindustan Times  

The National Human Rights Commission on Monday took note of the public flogging of a couple by purportedly a local TMC leader in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district. Criticising the TMC-led West Bengal government, the NHRC said the state authorities “have not learnt any lessons neither from the shameful incidents that occurred in the past nor from the concern raised” …

Calcutta High Court raps West Bengal govt for failing to control post-poll violence
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court raps West Bengal govt for failing to control post-poll violence

Op India  

On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court rapped the Mamata Banerjee-led- Trinamool Congress government over post-poll violence in West Bengal. What happened after the last Assembly election, the same thing is happening this time also.” Calcutta High Court Cautions State Over Instances Of Post-Poll Violence, Directs Complaints To Be Submitted To DGP Through E-Mail | ⁦@Srinjoy77⁩#LokSabhaElections2024https://t.co/8ltQz6Dxdo — Live Law June 7, …

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on June 6 expressed concern over post-poll violence and issued a directive allowing affected people to submit complaints to the State’s Director General of Police via email. A division bench comprising Justices Kausik Chanda and Apurba Sinha Roy directed that any person who is a witness to or is a victim of any post-poll violence could …

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Incidents of post-poll violence poured in from several pockets of West Bengal, including Asansol, Howrah, Bhangar, Ghatal, Konnanar, Basirhat, Jhargram and Kolkata. A BJP office allegedly set on fire amid post-poll violence in West Bengal In most of the alleged incidents, it was the Bharatiya Janata Party workers who said that they were targeted and their houses and shops …

The big changes in Bengal's Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and the impact they could have
10 months ago

The big changes in Bengal's Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and the impact they could have

New Indian Express  

So, have Bengal's political parties learnt a lesson from the past? TMC leaders claim they have asked the party's local leaders to restrain their workers, as violence in one phase can dent the party's prospects in the following phases. Key changes in TMC's strategy One of the strategic changes in the TMC's campaign is that in 2019, their campaign was …

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

‘No democracy in West Bengal’: BJP targets Mamata Banerjee over Sandeshkhali row
1 year, 1 month ago

‘No democracy in West Bengal’: BJP targets Mamata Banerjee over Sandeshkhali row

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party Sudhanshu Trivedi on Friday slammed the West Bengal government over the ongoing Sandeshkhali unrest, saying “there is no democracy in West Bengal”. BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi Trivedi in a press conference targeted the chief minister, saying that the state under Mamata Banerjee’s rule has become inhuman and insensitive. Sandeshkhali, …

West Bengal: SC stays proceedings in incidents of post poll violence aftre CBI seeks transfer of cases
1 year, 1 month ago

West Bengal: SC stays proceedings in incidents of post poll violence aftre CBI seeks transfer of cases

Op India  

On Wednesday, February 14, the Supreme Court stayed the ongoing proceedings in various trial courts across West Bengal related to the heinous cases of murder, rape and crime against women and other human rights violations that happened in West Bengal in May 2021 after TMC returned to power. A single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Karol issued the judgment in response …

Didi Slams BJP After Delhi Police Lifts TMC Stir
1 year, 5 months ago

Didi Slams BJP After Delhi Police Lifts TMC Stir

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has attacked the BJP after her MP nephew Abhishek Banerjee and other Trinamul Congress leaders were forcibly removed by the Delhi police personnel from Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi during their sit-in demonstration on Tuesday night. An angry TMC supremo tweeted, "Today is a dark, sinister day for democracy, a day when @BJP4India …

TMC alleges BJP goons indulged in Bengal rural poll violence and not its workers
1 year, 7 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, 8 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, 8 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, …

All Quiet on the 'West Bengal' Front: The Congress's Dilemma over Panchayat Poll Violence
1 year, 8 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 …

'Violence in Bengal is not accidental; it is state-sponsored murder of democracy': BJP unleashes attack on TMC
1 year, 8 months ago

'Violence in Bengal is not accidental; it is state-sponsored murder of democracy': BJP unleashes attack on TMC

Firstpost  

BJP leader Sambit Patra claimed that the ruling Trinamool Congress’ government in West Bengal’s ‘dadagiri politics’ was on even on the day of ballot counting Violence in West Bengal is “not accidental,” but is “a state- Patra’s statement came on the day when the counting of votes for the Bengal Panchayat polls were underway. “In West Bengal, elections and violence …

Violence is Mainstay of Bengal Politics, And BJP will Make This a Crucial Issue for 2024 Polls - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

Violence is Mainstay of Bengal Politics, And BJP will Make This a Crucial Issue for 2024 Polls - News18

News 18  

Twenty people were reportedly killed in violent clashes related to Panchayat elections in West Bengal until Monday. For the Opposition block, especially for the BJP, this election turns out to be a repetition of the 2018 Panchayat polls in terms of political violence. BJP, which has been designing its campaign on the issues of corruption, scams and the dynasty politics, …

Panchayat Elections: Calcutta High Court Seeks Report On Alleged Poll Violence; Orders Treatment Of Injured, Support For Last Rites Of Deceased
1 year, 8 months ago

Panchayat Elections: Calcutta High Court Seeks Report On Alleged Poll Violence; Orders Treatment Of Injured, Support For Last Rites Of Deceased

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday called for reports on the scale of alleged violence during polling for the West Bengal Panchayat Elections 2023 on July 8. It was also submitted by the petitioner, backed by several intervenors, that the violence had indeed led to an announcement for re-polls, but the re-polling figure of 696 seats submitted by the State …

DC Edit | Check political violence in Bengal, it's out of control
1 year, 8 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 …

West Bengal Panchayat Election: ‘TMC hooliganism crossed…’, BJP on poll violence
1 year, 8 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, …

BJP asks poll body to remove Bengal police chief over pre-poll violence remarks
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP asks poll body to remove Bengal police chief over pre-poll violence remarks

India Today  

Ahead of the July 8 West Bengal panchayat polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shishir Bajoria wrote to the State Election Commission on Thursday, asking for the removal of the state police chief for his statements on the deaths in the Bengal pre-poll violence. Just because two or three incidents of extreme violence have occurred, it does not mean that …

Bengal election violence: Why the courts had to step in to uphold democracy
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal election violence: Why the courts had to step in to uphold democracy

Times of India  

Well-known journalist and political commentator Swapan Dasgupta has worked for many leading Indian publications, including The Times of India. The settling of political differences through murder, violent intimidation and administrative recrimination is by now a well-established phenomenon in this border state, its origins dating back to the mid-1960s when the Left upstaged the Congress. The violence invariably reaches a crescendo …

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury
1 year, 8 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 …

Bengal Panchayat Election Violence: CPIM Worker Succumbs To Injuries, 8 Dead In 15 Days
1 year, 9 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 is anarchic,’ Cong, BJP lash out at TMC over Panchayat Poll violence
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Bengal is anarchic,’ Cong, BJP lash out at TMC over Panchayat Poll violence

Live Mint  

Criticising the Bengal government for taking no action against ongoing violence in the state, opposition parties, both BJP and Congress, said that is it ‘people are scared’ and ‘it impossible to hold panchayat polls under such threatening conditions’. Slamming the TMC government, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, told news agency ANI, ‘The ruling party in West Bengal is leaving no …

'Very Dark Chapter' in Country's Democratic History: BJP Blames TMC Govt for Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence
1 year, 9 months ago

'Very Dark Chapter' in Country's Democratic History: BJP Blames TMC Govt for Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence

News 18  

The BJP on Friday blamed the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for the violence during the nomination process for the panchayat polls, calling it “a very dark chapter” in the democratic history of the country. It alleged that the State Election Commission and the police remained unresponsive to the incidents of violence which indicate how the TMC government has …

'Dark chapter': BJP slams Bengal police, TMC over panchayat poll violence
1 year, 9 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 …

Violence intensifies during filing of papers for Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 9 months ago

Violence intensifies during filing of papers for Bengal panchayat polls

The Hindu  

Violence intensified during the filing of nomination papers for the panchayat polls in West Bengal on Monday, with reports of clashes emerging from several districts and leaders of Opposition parties sustaining injuries during the process. The Calcutta High Court during the day heard petitions on several issues concerning panchayat polls, including seeking deployment of Central forces, increasing the window of …

West Bengal rural polls | No violence will be tolerated, says Governor Bose
1 year, 9 months ago

West Bengal rural polls | No violence will be tolerated, says Governor Bose

The Hindu  

Amid reports of violence during preparations for the local body elections in West Bengal, its Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on June 12 warned that no violence will be tolerated, and urged all stakeholders to ensure peace and harmony in society. "The elections in West Bengal will be conducted peacefully, and no violence will be tolerated", Mr. Bose told PTI in …

West Bengal: NHRC takes suo-motu cognizance, appoints observer for violence over panchayat elections
1 year, 9 months ago

West Bengal: NHRC takes suo-motu cognizance, appoints observer for violence over panchayat elections

India TV News  

The National Human Rights Commission of India has taken suo-motu cognizance of a media report about the incidents of carious election-related violence in West Bengal, where people from political parties have been targeted. Meanwhile, West Bengal Police arrested two people in connection with the murder of a Congress worker that occurred at Murshidabad's Khargram on Saturday. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the …

Spate of violence rocks West Bengal ahead of panchayat elections
1 year, 10 months ago

Spate of violence rocks West Bengal ahead of panchayat elections

The Hindu  

Published : May 19, 2023 16:00 IST - 6 MINS READ On May 1, Bijoy Krishna Bhuiyan, the BJP’s booth president of Moyna in Purba Medinipur district, was returning home with his wife and son when he was abducted allegedly by a large group of Trinamool party workers. Although the reason behind Shaw’s death is yet to be ascertained, the …

NHRC seeks report from DGP, Howrah police commissioner on Ram Navami violence
1 year, 11 months ago

NHRC seeks report from DGP, Howrah police commissioner on Ram Navami violence

Hindustan Times  

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday took cognizance of the violence during the Ram Navami celebration in West Bengal’s Howrah and sought a report from the director general of police and the chief of Howrah city police within two weeks. “It has issued notices to the DGP, West Bengal and the commissioner of police, Howrah, directing them to enquire …

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report
1 year, 11 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 …

Calcutta High Court directs West Bengal Govt to file report on Shibpur violence
1 year, 11 months ago

Calcutta High Court directs West Bengal Govt to file report on Shibpur violence

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on April 3 directed the West Bengal Government to file a comprehensive report on violence at Shibpur in Howrah during and after the Ram Navami procession there on March 30. Sivagnanam directed the State Government to file a comprehensive report on April 5 on the incident and steps taken to ensure peace in the affected area …

'Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching' alleges Kapil Sibal
1 year, 11 months ago

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

India TV News  

Ram Navami Violence: In view of violence erupted in West Bengal's Howrah, Kapil Sibal on Saturday alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections approaching. 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 and the …

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal
1 year, 11 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 …

Take Decision Within 6 Months On Complaint Accusing West Bengal Police Of Committing Excesses In Nabanna Chalo Rally: Delhi High Court Directs NHRC
2 years ago

Take Decision Within 6 Months On Complaint Accusing West Bengal Police Of Committing Excesses In Nabanna Chalo Rally: Delhi High Court Directs NHRC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the National Human Rights Commission to decide within six months a complaint filed over alleged police atrocities by the West Bengal police during Nabanna Chalo rally organised by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in October 2020.Justice Prathiba M Singh disposed of a petition moved by one Rohit Verma, a BJP volunteer, aggrieved by the Commission's …

West Bengal Rampage: Is TMC Government Sowing the Seeds of India’s Partition in 21st Century? - News18
2 years, 5 months ago

West Bengal Rampage: Is TMC Government Sowing the Seeds of India’s Partition in 21st Century? - News18

News 18  

On October 9, Hindu households were ransacked, vehicles razed, and shops torched by the so-called oppressed Muslim minority in Mominpur, Dompara, and areas of West Bengal’s Ekbalpur, Kolkata over desecration of their flag. Consequently, the West Bengal Police imposed section 144 for two days in the Ekbalpur region of the state for two days starting October 10. The Calcutta High …

BJP committee seeks CBI, NHRC probes into 'Nabanna Chalo' rally violence
2 years, 6 months ago

BJP committee seeks CBI, NHRC probes into 'Nabanna Chalo' rally violence

India TV News  

Nabanno Chalo violence: The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to form a committee to look into the clash between party workers and West Bengal Police over the "Nabanna Chalo" movement. A BJP committee that looked into the clash between West Bengal police and party members during its 'Nabanna Chalo' rally has sought CBI and National Human Rights Commission probes into …

A year on, Suvendu Adhikari recounts post-poll violence in West Bengal
2 years, 10 months ago

A year on, Suvendu Adhikari recounts post-poll violence in West Bengal

Op India  

On May 2nd last year, Mamata Banerjee-led-Trinamool Congress returned to power in West Bengal by winning 215 of the total 294 Vidhan Sabha seats. Following TMC’s thumping victory, Bengal saw an orgy of violence in the State as the main opposition party BJP’s workers were brutally targeted across the state. More than a dozen BJP workers lost their lives in …

West Bengal post-poll violence | Lawyers' group to meet President Ram Nath Kovind; take out protest march on April 29
2 years, 10 months ago

West Bengal post-poll violence | Lawyers' group to meet President Ram Nath Kovind; take out protest march on April 29

The Hindu  

A delegation of 10 advocates, who are part of an association named 'Lawyers for Justice', said on April 27 they will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on April 29 to demand justice for the victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal last year. Addressing a press conference, the association's convener Kabir Shankar Bose said a candle light tribute march has …

BREAKING| WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims
2 years, 11 months ago

BREAKING| WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday constituted a three member committee to conduct an enquiry into the allegation that over 303 victims have been displaced due to the post-poll violence in West Bengal that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. It may be noted that a 5-judge Bench of the …

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Issues Notice To NHRC, SLSA To Consider Constitution Of 2 Member Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims
2 years, 11 months ago

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Issues Notice To NHRC, SLSA To Consider Constitution Of 2 Member Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday issued notice to the National Human Rights Commission and the State Legal Services Authority in connection with a prayer for forming a committee to ensure that people displaced in post-poll violence in West Bengal get to return homes and pursue work.The Court vide order dated August 19, 2021 had handed over to the Central …

Explained | What drives political violence in Bengal?
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | What drives political violence in Bengal?

India Today  

The recent gruesome killings in Birbhum district of West Bengal is just another footnote to the eastern state’s long and ignominious history of political violence. MAINTAINING PARTY HEGEMONY Bengal’s unique culture of political violence has a long history stretching back to pre-independence period. READ: Birbhum arson: Why Bengal remains prone to political violence After TMC dislodged the Left in 2011, …

Bengal: Crack down on political violence
3 years 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 …

Calcutta HC orders police protection to 303 victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal
3 years ago

Calcutta HC orders police protection to 303 victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered police protection for 303 victims of the alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal after Assembly elections last year. All the victims in the alleged post-poll violence case who are still homeless need to be repatriated soon, and state police should ensure that they can live their life in peace, the Chief Justice's Division …

Calcutta HC grants police protection to 303 victim of post-poll violence
3 years ago

Calcutta HC grants police protection to 303 victim of post-poll violence

Op India  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted police protection to 303 victims of the West Bengal post-poll violence that ensued following the victory of the TMC party in the assembly elections in May 2021, a report published by Live Law said. A Bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajrashi Bharadwaj took on record a detailed affidavit filed by …

Bengal civic polls: Sporadic clashes reported, Guv summons state election commissioner
3 years ago

Bengal civic polls: Sporadic clashes reported, Guv summons state election commissioner

India Today  

Reports of violence and malpractices marred the West Bengal civic elections on Sunday as the state went to polls to elect 2,171 councillors across 108 municipalities. Meanwhile, following reports of violence across the state during civic polls, West Bengal Governor, Jagdeep Dhankhar has asked the State Election Commissioner to brief him over the matter before 10 am Monday. “State Election …

NHRC Committee Politically Biased : West Bengal Govt To Supreme Court In Post-Poll Violence Case
3 years, 6 months ago

NHRC Committee Politically Biased : West Bengal Govt To Supreme Court In Post-Poll Violence Case

Live Law  

"Is this a BJP investigating committee my Lords?" submitted Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal before the division bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose. At this juncture, Justice Aniruddha Bose asked Senior Counsel, "Mr Sibal, if a person has served a post in past, can you say that they will be biased now too?" Drawing the Court's attention to the …

Delhi High Court Seeks NHRC's Response Over Alleged Inaction On Complaint Against WB Police Excesses During 'Nabanna Chalo' Rally
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks NHRC's Response Over Alleged Inaction On Complaint Against WB Police Excesses During 'Nabanna Chalo' Rally

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the National Human Rights Commission on a plea filed by a BJP volunteer, aggrieved by the Commission's alleged inaction in responding to his complaint over alleged police atrocities in West Bengal during 'Nabanna Chalo' Rally on 8th October 2020.Justice Rekha Palli issued notice on the petition moved by one Rohit Verma. The …

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe

India TV News  

The West Bengal government has moved Supreme Court, thus challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court directing the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into post-poll violence in the state. The CBI on Tuesday had registered 10 more cases related to the alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal, taking the total number of such cases to 31. The High Court …

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