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 there were at least 303 BJP workers and supporters who had fled their houses fearing violence in the wake of the TMC victory in the assembly elections. As far as my knowledge, there will be around 1500-2000 people who have not been able to get back to their houses in West Bengal since election results of 2021.” Shantanu Sarkar, a former army clerical officer and a BJP leader from North 24 Pargana’s Kankinara, is one among the 303 BJP members who were forced to leave their houses in the aftermath of the assembly poll results. However, I haven’t received anything yet.” He further said, “After the high court order, I went to my house with local police on October 16, 2021.

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West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers
1 month, 1 week ago

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of threatening its workers at several places as assembly bypolls at six seats began in West Bengal on Wednesday. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh called the charges baseless, and said, “Opposition parties have started making up stories right from the morning because they know that they will lose in all the …

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 …

What next for BJP in West Bengal
6 months, 1 week ago

What next for BJP in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

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BJP forms four-member committee to look into political violence in West Bengal
6 months, 1 week ago

BJP forms four-member committee to look into political violence in West Bengal

India TV News  

West Bengal: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday formed a four-member committee to look into the alleged political violence in West Bengal. The four-member committee includes Biplab Kumar Deb, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Brij Lal and Kavita Patidar, all BJP MPs, with Deb as its convener. The BJP said the Lok Sabha elections were held across the country and no instance …

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims
6 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims

India TV News  

Amid escalating tensions over post-poll violence, the West Bengal police on Thursday prohibited BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from entering the Raj Bhawan to meet Governor C V Ananda Bose. Earlier, Adhikari in his allegations has stated that, "During the election process and after the results were declared, opposition political workers, especially BJP Bengal Karyakartas, are being targeted in West Bengal. …

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP
6 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 …

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 …

Bengal Pre Poll Violence BJP Stages Demonstration Against TMC Over Death Of Worker In Nandigram
7 months ago

Bengal Pre Poll Violence BJP Stages Demonstration Against TMC Over Death Of Worker In Nandigram

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday staged a demonstration against the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's Nandigram after the saffron party alleged that its workers were attacked by TMC members. Nandigram BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Legislative Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari reached Nandigram hospital where he met with the injured party workers. BJP leader Amit Malviya held …

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 …

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5pm amid incidents of violence
7 months ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5pm amid incidents of violence

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: A total of 73% voter turnout was recorded till 5pm in seven Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal that went to polls in the fifth phase on Monday, data shared by the Election Commission showed. People get their names checked in voters' lists inside a polling station during the fifth phase of India's …

Voter turnout over 36 per cent till 1 pm: Fifth phase LS polls
7 months ago

Voter turnout over 36 per cent till 1 pm: Fifth phase LS polls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Over 36 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections amid sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and a poll boycott in a village of Uttar Pradesh. While Maharashtra recorded the lowest voter turnout till 1 …

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised

India TV News  

West Bengal witnessed violence amid the polling for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday. BJP candidate from Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat, Dilip Ghosh had reached Kalnagate Kopi Bagan Shishu Shiksha Kendra in East Bardhaman district during voting. Till the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, the voting has been concluded at 18 out of 42 seats of …

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 …

Lok Sabha poll: TMC workers target BJP members on polling day
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha poll: TMC workers target BJP members on polling day

Op India  

On 26th April, the second round of the Lok Sabha election commenced and reports of violence and altercations have already surfaced from West Bengal where voting is taking place in three North Bengal constituencies including Raiganj, Balurghat and Darjeeling. BJP state unit president and Lok Sabha candidate from the area, Sukanta Majumdar reached the location upon receiving the information, however, …

TMC brainwashing Sandeshkhali women highlights importance of central forces in Bengal before 2024 elections
8 months, 4 weeks ago

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Op India  

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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: Section 144 imposed in Hoogly after clashes break out between TMC-BJP supporters
1 year, 4 months ago

West Bengal: Section 144 imposed in Hoogly after clashes break out between TMC-BJP supporters

India TV News  

Section 144 was imposed on Hoogly district of West Bengal after clashes broke out between supporters of Bhartiya Janta Party and Trinamool Congress on Friday. According to sources, mass bombing between the supporters of the two parties took place over the board formation in Khanakul No.1 Panchayat. Clashes over the formation of panchayat board The police tried to control the …

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 …

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply

India TV News  

BJP's tall claim: The BJP on Sunday upped the ante against the ruling TMC in West Bengal and said that it was just a matter of time before the Mamata Banerjee government in the state collapsed. Reacting sharply to the BJP leaders’ remarks, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said that they want to please the party’s top brass through …

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 …

'Violence in Bengal is not accidental; it is state-sponsored murder of democracy': BJP unleashes attack on TMC
1 year, 5 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, 5 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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

West Bengal panchayat polls | Repolling in 600 booths on July 10; death toll rises to 18
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | Repolling in 600 booths on July 10; death toll rises to 18

The Hindu  

The death toll in the violence that marred the panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 18 on July 9. According to the West Bengal State Election Commission, 66.28% of voters exercised their franchise in the three-tier panchayat elections on Saturday. Sources at Raj Bhavan said that the Governor’s visit to Delhi was sudden and unscheduled.When asked by journalists on …

How death shadowed voters during Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 5 months ago

How death shadowed voters during Bengal panchayat polls

Hindustan Times  

For Dulali Karjee, Saturday was supposed to be a day when she and her son, Chiranjit, would meet friends and neighbours while voting for the Bhagni gram panchayat in the Dinhata area of Cooch Behar. At least 18 people died across eight districts of West Bengal on Saturday as the panchayat elections were marked by sporadic violence, looting of ballot …

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 …

1 Trinamool worker killed in poll-related violence in Bengal, toll reaches 19
1 year, 5 months ago

1 Trinamool worker killed in poll-related violence in Bengal, toll reaches 19

India Today  

The toll in election-related violence in West Bengal reached 20 on Sunday morning after a Trinamool Congress worker was stabbed to death in Malda. "For instance, CAPF companies from the North East, intended for deployment in North Bengal, had to travel first to Kolkata before proceeding to North Bengal, causing an additional two-day delay due to lack of clarity on …

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 …

18 killed in panchayat poll violence in West Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

18 killed in panchayat poll violence in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

At least 18 people died across eight districts of West Bengal on Saturday as the three-tier panchayat elections in 20 districts were marked by widespread violence, looting of ballot papers and rigging, people familiar with the developments said. Although the high court, while acting on a petition filed by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, ordered on June 15 that the SEC …

West Bengal Panchayat Election: Amit Shah Takes Note of Poll Violence As Toll Climbs to 11; 66.28% Voter Turnout Till 5 PM
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Election: Amit Shah Takes Note of Poll Violence As Toll Climbs to 11; 66.28% Voter Turnout Till 5 PM

News 18  

West Bengal Panchayat Election LIVE: Central Forces Open Fire in Air at Hatishala Central forces had to open fire in the air at Hatishala in Tehatta in the district to bring the situation under control, following another clash between members of the TMC and the BJP, a state police officer said. ', Min Basu After 6 Party Workers Killed in …

West Bengal Panchayat polls marred by violence, 12 dead; Here’s top developments
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat polls marred by violence, 12 dead; Here’s top developments

Live Mint  

Edited By Saurav Mukherjee West Bengal was marred by violence as rural polls ended on 8 July, leaving 12 people dead, ballot boxes vandalized and bombs thrown at rivals in several villages. The series of events on Saturday reminded people of the 2003 panchayat polls when the death toll reached 76, and over 40 were killed on the day of …

West Bengal panchayat polls | Political blame game over violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | Political blame game over violence

The Hindu  

The ruling Trinamool Congress, which tried to downplay the large-scale violence during the West Bengal panchayat polls, on Saturday blamed the Opposition parties orchestrating the violence. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who said that Opposition parties were indulging in an ” State’s Minister Sashi Panja and Bratya Basu also joined Mr. Ghosh, emphasising that the party was at the “receiving end …

West Bengal panchayat election plunges into chaos and violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election plunges into chaos and violence

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 08, 2023 21:34 IST - 4 MINS READ Despite the assurances of the ruling party and the intervention of the Calcutta High Court to ensure free and fair elections, the panchayat election in West Bengal on July 8 turned out to be exactly what most people in the State expected: violent, lawless, and a mockery of democracy. …

'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 …

‘Turmoil because of…': Suvendu Adhikari's attack on Mamata govt amid poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Turmoil because of…': Suvendu Adhikari's attack on Mamata govt amid poll violence

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government over the rising violence in the state amid panchayat polls. “.This is not an election.It's a ‘jungle raj’…today this land is in turmoil because of Mamata Banerjee & his nephew with the connivance of West Bengal Police.” Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of Opposition in West …

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 …

‘Matter of great concern’: Bengal governor on panchayat poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Matter of great concern’: Bengal governor on panchayat poll violence

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose visited some of the violence-hit areas on Saturday even as reports of deaths poured in from across the state during the ongoing panchayat elections. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose The crucial panchayat polls kicked off on Saturday at 7am and will go on till 5pm. BJP IT-cell head Amit Malviya shared a video …

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 …

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 …

Will visit poll body today and lock it: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari amid violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Will visit poll body today and lock it: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari amid violence

India Today  

Amid widespread violence in West Bengal on polling day, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari called up the State Election Commissioner and complained about the violence throughout the state on panchayat polls. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari allegedly threatened the Election Commissioner and said, “I will visit the Election Commission today on 6 pm and will lock the commission." BJP, TMC …

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