'Our West Bengal nominee also faced Manipur like horror situation', says BJP MP Locket Chatterjee
1 year, 5 months ago

'Our West Bengal nominee also faced Manipur like horror situation', says BJP MP Locket Chatterjee

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party today claimed that a Manipur-like gruesome incident has also happened with one of its nominee-candidates in the recently concluded Panchayat elections in West Bengal which the ruling party dubbed as ‘Khoon Ka Chunaav’. Bharatiya Janata Party MP from West Bengal’s Hooghly Locket Chatterjee broke down on Friday while recounting an alleged incident of sexual assault of a BJP candidate during Bengal panchayat polls. MP Chatterjee was addressing a press briefing along with West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar in connection with a viral video of Manipur, purportedly showing two women being paraded in the nude. Is this incident less unfortunate than Manipur?” BJP West Bengal President Sukanta Majumdar said at a press conference at the party headquarters. She said, “The elections in West Bengal were not panchayat elections but ‘Khoon Ka Chunaav’.” Chatterjee also criticised Congress and questioned why it was silent on the matter.

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‘Not conducive to fair probe’: SC shifts cases of BJP leader to CBI
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Not conducive to fair probe’: SC shifts cases of BJP leader to CBI

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the investigation of two criminal cases against West Bengal BJP leader and advocate Kabir Shankar Bose from the state police to the Central Bureau of Investigation, stating that “the politically charged atmosphere in the State of West Bengal may not be very conducive to a fair investigation” by the local police. The bench, comprising …

West Bengal Girl's Rape-Murder: Authorities Under Fire for Irregularities in Post Mortem Procedures
1 month, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal Girl's Rape-Murder: Authorities Under Fire for Irregularities in Post Mortem Procedures

ABP News  

A shocking case of rape and murder has sparked outrage in Alipurduar, West Bengal. A 6-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in a pond, leading to an enraged mob lynching one of the accused, police said. The accused, a man in his forties, was tied to a tree and beaten severely by the crowd, a police officer confirmed. The …

Fighting for justice in Bengal: BJP President J.P. Nadda
2 months, 1 week ago

Fighting for justice in Bengal: BJP President J.P. Nadda

The Hindu  

As protests continue over the R. G. Kar rape and murder case in Kolkata, Union Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party President Jagat Prakash Nadda has said the BJP is committed to fighting injustice in West Bengal. Speaking at a Durga Puja event at Kolkata’s Santosh Mitra Square, Mr. Nadda affirmed the BJP’s “commitment to fighting injustice in West Bengal.” …

BJP Alleges 7 Rapes In 48 Hours In Bengal, Blames CM Mamata Banerjee
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Alleges 7 Rapes In 48 Hours In Bengal, Blames CM Mamata Banerjee

ABP News  

Kolkata, Aug 30 The BJP on Friday alleged that seven rape cases have been reported from different parts of West Bengal in the last 48 hours but the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is threatening doctors over their protests on R.G. 7 rapes and in some cases murders too, reported from Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal in last 48 hours…. But in …

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: BJP trying to gain political mileage from incident: Congress MP Tariq Anwar
4 months ago

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: BJP trying to gain political mileage from incident: Congress MP Tariq Anwar

The Hindu  

Reacting to the nationwide protests over the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata and subsequent allegations of the BJP that the TMC government is anti-woman, Tariq Anwar, Congress leader and MP from Bihar's Katihar, said that whenever such incidents take place, the BJP tries to gain political mileage from them. On the …

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 …

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports
6 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 …

Arrest of Bengaluru blast accused from West Bengal triggers war of words between Trinamool Congress and BJP
8 months, 1 week ago

Arrest of Bengaluru blast accused from West Bengal triggers war of words between Trinamool Congress and BJP

The Hindu  

The arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case from West Bengal on Friday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls triggered a war of words between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the State. Within hours of the arrest of the two accused, Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa, from a hotel in …

Bloodshed has returned in Bengal politics before Lok Sabha elections, Suvendu Adhikari slams Mamata govt
9 months ago

Bloodshed has returned in Bengal politics before Lok Sabha elections, Suvendu Adhikari slams Mamata govt

India TV News  

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election 2024: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal and BJP's MLA from Nandigram has slammed the Mamata Banerjee's government saying bloodshed has returned in the state politics before Lok Sabha elections alleging that his party workers were brutally attacked by Trinamool Congress goons in Canning Purba region. Sharing a long note on social media platform X, …

‘No democracy in West Bengal’: BJP targets Mamata Banerjee over Sandeshkhali row
10 months 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, …

‘Palghar-kind lynching’: BJP targets Mamata govt over ‘assault’ on sadhus in Bengal's Purulia; 12 arrested
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Palghar-kind lynching’: BJP targets Mamata govt over ‘assault’ on sadhus in Bengal's Purulia; 12 arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has lashed out at the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, after a video went viral showing a group of sadhus being purportedly thrashed by a mob in the Purulia district. Equating the incident with the 2020 Palghar mob lynching, Amit Malviya, wrote, "Absolutely shocking incident reported from Purulia in West Bengal… Sadhus travelling to Gangasagar …

'Bengal converted into jungle raj': JP Nadda slams Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata
1 year, 4 months ago

'Bengal converted into jungle raj': JP Nadda slams Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party supremo JP Nadda on Saturday accused the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of turning the state into a 'Jungle Raj' while addressing a meeting of party workers in the state capital Kolkata as part of his two-day visit to West Bengal after the panchayat elections. JP Nadda also outlined that democracy was crushed during the 2021 …

Necessary for Country to Know Democracy Has Ended in Bengal: BJP Fact-finding Team on Poll Violence in State
1 year, 4 months ago

Necessary for Country to Know Democracy Has Ended in Bengal: BJP Fact-finding Team on Poll Violence in State

News 18  

A fact-finding BJP committee, which looked into incidents of violence during the recent West Bengal panchayat polls, submitted its report to party president J P Nadda, alleging that a “sickening symbol of shameful democracy” was witnessed during the elections. It is necessary for the country to know that democracy has ended in Bengal, BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi …

Under Opposition attack over Manipur, BJP highlights crimes in Rajasthan, West Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

Under Opposition attack over Manipur, BJP highlights crimes in Rajasthan, West Bengal

The Hindu  

The war of words between Opposition parties and the BJP over the violence in Manipur escalated on Saturday after the ruling party raised the issue of crimes against women in Congress-ruled Rajasthan and Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal and questioned the “silence” of the Opposition. ‘False equivalence’ Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted, ”The Prime Minister and his drum beaters are …

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED
1 year, 5 months ago

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED

India TV News  

At a time when the nation seethes with anger over the parading of two naked women in Manipur, disturbing reports have come from West Bengal of two BJP panchayat poll women candidates beaten up and stripped by alleged Trinamool supporters. Whether it is Manipur CM N. Biren Singh or West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, I want to remind them of …

BJP questions crimes against women in Bengal and Rajasthan
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP questions crimes against women in Bengal and Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The BJP went on the offensive on Friday, lashing out against the West Bengal and Rajasthan governments — ruled by the Trinamool Congress and Congress respectively — regarding their record on crimes against women. EDITORIAL | Alarm bells: on the violence in the West Bengal panchayat elections West Bengal crimes Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat also highlighted similar crimes against women …

BJP candidate stripped, paraded naked on poll day in WB’s Howrah, says party MP
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP candidate stripped, paraded naked on poll day in WB’s Howrah, says party MP

Hindustan Times  

A Bharatiya Janata Party Howrah on July 8 when panchayat elections were being held, the party has alleged. West Bangal BJP MP Locket Chatterjee “On July 8 when panchayat polls were being held in the state, a BJP woman candidate for the ‘gram sabha’ was stripped, groped and paraded naked inside the booth. A FIR has been lodged,” Locket Chatterjee, …

BJP leader Locket Chatterjee breaks down over naked parade of party worker in Howrah
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP leader Locket Chatterjee breaks down over naked parade of party worker in Howrah

Op India  

On Friday, BJP leader Locket Chatterjee broke down while talking about the plight of party candidate, who was physically assaulted, stripped and paraded naked in Howrah by TMC workers during panchayat elections. #WATCH | BJP MP Locket Chatterjee breaks down as she recounts an alleged incident of sexual assault by TMC workers of a BJP candidate during Panchayat polls on …

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee breaks down on camera over women atrocities
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee breaks down on camera over women atrocities

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Locket Chatterjee on Friday broke down as she recounts an alleged incident of sexual assault by Trinamool Congress workers of a BJP candidate during Panchayat polls on 8th July in Howrah district of West Bengal. While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that 19 people, mostly from TMC, died in poll-related violence since the election date was …

Watch: BJP's Locket Chatterjee in tears, says 'Manipur situation also in West Bengal'
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch: BJP's Locket Chatterjee in tears, says 'Manipur situation also in West Bengal'

India Today  

West Bengal BJP legislator Locket Chatterjee broke down in tears while addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. Condemning the Manipur incident where two women were paraded naked, Chatterjee said, “The situation in Manipur also prevails in West bengal.” #WATCH | BJP MP Locket Chatterjee breaks down as she recounts an alleged incident of sexual assault by TMC …

Newslaundry mocks people killed in West Bengal Panchayat poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Newslaundry mocks people killed in West Bengal Panchayat poll violence

Op India  

On 13th July, during the Hafta program, where Newslaundry discusses the most talked about topics of the world, the panellists openly mocked the people who were recently killed during West Bengal Panchayat polls. I mean, that’s a really good point.” A total of 52 people have lost their lives in the violence during the Panchayat elections in West Bengal, apart …

'Journalist' Rajdeep Sardesai downplays panchayat violence in West Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

'Journalist' Rajdeep Sardesai downplays panchayat violence in West Bengal

Op India  

Days after 50 people were killed in political violence during the West Bengal panchayat election, India Today ‘journalist Rajdeep Sardesai attempted to contextualise the violence and give Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a clean chit. On being asked by journalist Saurabh Dwivedi of Lallantop about the incumbent TMC government’s failure to contain the violence, Sardesai dodged the question altogether and narrated …

'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 …

'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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Visuals of large scale violence in West Bengal during Panchayat polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Visuals of large scale violence in West Bengal during Panchayat polls

Op India  

In the morning hours of the 8th of July 2023, polling for Panchayat elections started in West Bengal amid heavy security from Central Reserve Police Forces. pic.twitter.com/Fxtmaxbww1 — BJP Bengal July 8, 2023 Some residents of Dhamsa in Hooghly allegedly threw two ballot boxes in a pond after a scuffle broke out between TMC and BJP workers at a polling …

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 …

BJP asks poll body to remove Bengal police chief over pre-poll violence remarks
1 year, 5 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 …

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 …

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

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

ABP News  

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

No end of violent incidents in West Bengal; house, shop torched by mob in Muribasti
1 year, 6 months ago

No end of violent incidents in West Bengal; house, shop torched by mob in Muribasti

India TV News  

West Bengal violence: The streak of violent incidents continues in West Bengal ahead of Panchayat election in the state. CPI worker dies of injuries suffered in pre-panchayat poll clash In another turn of events, a CPI worker died on Wednesday at a nursing home in Siliguri from injuries suffered during a clash at Chopra in North Dinajpur district on June …

West Bengal: TMC candidate beaten to death as violence continues in Malda
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal: TMC candidate beaten to death as violence continues in Malda

India TV News  

In the Malda district of West Bengal, a Trinamool Congress candidate for the panchayat election was beaten to death, and the party blamed the Congress. According to police, TMC candidate Mustafa Sheikh was attacked and beaten by unidentified criminals in the Sujapur area on his way home in the afternoon. The attack on Sheikh was orchestrated, according to state minister …

‘Political violence will not to be tolerated’: West Bengal governor in Bhangore
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Political violence will not to be tolerated’: West Bengal governor in Bhangore

Hindustan Times  

A day after four persons were killed in clashes across West Bengal where panchayat elections are due on July 8, Governor CV Ananda Bose visited one of the violence-hit areas near Kolkata on Friday. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose The governor said that political violence will not be tolerated, asserting that “there will be action and no alibi for …

'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 …

Bengal Panchayat elections: BJP seeks Amit Shah's intervention to improve security situation in state
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat elections: BJP seeks Amit Shah's intervention to improve security situation in state

India TV News  

West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar writes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting for immediate intervention in the security situation of West Bengal's Panchayat Elections. At least three people died after supporters of Trinamool Congress and BJP clashed when they were on their way to file nominations for the panchayat polls. Ironically, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on …

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 Elections Governor CV Ananda Bose 'Shocked' At Rising Pre-Poll Violence TMC BJP CPM
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat Elections Governor CV Ananda Bose 'Shocked' At Rising Pre-Poll Violence TMC BJP CPM

ABP News  

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has expressed concern over the pre-poll violence in the run up to the panchayat elections in the state. On Thursday, Three people were shot dead and several others injured in two districts of West Bengal amid violence over filing of nominations for the panchayat elections. COURT ORDERS DEPLOYMENT OF CENTRAL FORCES, TMC REACTS In …

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 …

Violence intensifies during filing of papers for Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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 …

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 panchayat polls | Violence erupts at several places during filing of nomination papers
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | Violence erupts at several places during filing of nomination papers

The Hindu  

A day after a Congress worker was killed in West Bengal, incidents of violence and allegations of intimidation continued on Saturday, the second day of filing of nomination papers for the panchayat polls in the State. At Domkal in Murshidabad, Bashir Mollah, a local Trinamool Congress leader was caught by the police with a firearm outside the office of the …

Bengal Panchayat Election BJP President Sukanta Majumdar Meets Governor C V Ananda Bose, Urges Central Forces TMC Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Election BJP President Sukanta Majumdar Meets Governor C V Ananda Bose, Urges Central Forces TMC Congress

ABP News  

West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday met Governor C V Ananda Bose over the upcoming Panchayat elections in the state after he wrote a letter to the Governor requesting the deployment of Central Paramilitary Forces during the forthcoming Panchayat elections alleging deteriorating law and order situation in the state. "The Bharatiya Janata Party has concerned at the grim …

Spate of violence rocks West Bengal ahead of panchayat elections
1 year, 7 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 …

West Bengal: Sadhu found dead in Birbhum district; BJP alleges ‘political murder’
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal: Sadhu found dead in Birbhum district; BJP alleges ‘political murder’

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged the death of a village monk, who was found hanging from a tree in Bengal’s Birbhum district, as a “political murder”. The body of a village sadhu was found hanging by the neck from a tree near a Kali temple in the Siuri area of Bengal’s Birbhum district on Sunday morning, police said. Amit …

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