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Bengal Panchayat Polls: Calcutta HC Orders Central Forces Deployment, Ruling TMC & Oppn React

Electoral violence flared in West Bengal over the filing of nominations for the upcoming Panchayat Polls leaving at least three dead and several others injured. West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari took to Twitter and slammed the ruling TMC over violence in the state saying “Celebration of Democracy has been turned into ‘funeral of democracy’ by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee”. Celebration of Democracy” has been turned into “Funeral of Democracy” by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her puppet; State Election Commissioner Rajiv Sinha,” Adhikari tweeted. Bengal Bleeds.“Celebration of Democracy” has been turned into “Funeral of Democracy” by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee & her puppet; State Election Commissioner Rajiv Sinha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee painted the poll violence as a “tiff over local issues”.

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