Trinamool, BJP clash over NCRB report calling Kolkata the safest city
1 year, 1 month ago

Trinamool, BJP clash over NCRB report calling Kolkata the safest city

The Hindu  

The recent report of National Crime Research Bureau which had figures to show that Kolkata has registered lowest crime against women has emerged as a subject of debate between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. As per the latest NCRB data based on cases recorded and shared by the State Government to the Centre, Kolkata reported 86.5 cases of cognisable offences per lakh people, followed by Pune at 280.7 and Hyderabad at 299.2. Last year, Kolkata reported 103.4 per cases of cognisable crimes per lakh people. Last year, Pune and Hyderabad also reported fewer crimes at 256.8 and 259.9 cases per lakh population, respectively. As per the NCRB report for the year 2022, only nine incidents of political violence were reported in the State whereas activists point the figure to be much higher.

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Data | Forty deaths in the run-up to Panchayat polls: West Bengal most affected by political violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Data | Forty deaths in the run-up to Panchayat polls: West Bengal most affected by political violence

The Hindu  

In the month leading up to the panchayat elections in West Bengal, 40 people were killed in poll-related violence. This is not an exception; an analysis of past data shows that political violence and related deaths peaked during and around all the recent polls in West Bengal. Political violence peaked in West Bengal during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and …

BJP Claims at Least 45 Killed in Bengal Panchayat Polls, Calls Mamata Banerjee 'Ruthless'
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP Claims at Least 45 Killed in Bengal Panchayat Polls, Calls Mamata Banerjee 'Ruthless'

News 18  

The BJP on Tuesday slammed the Trinamool Congress government over the “state- Violence rocked the July 8 rural polls, leaving 15 dead while ballot boxes were vandalised, ballot papers burnt and bombs thrown at rivals in several places. As counting began on Tuesday and initial trends started pouring in, the BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed the ruling TMC’s “dadagiri …

'Violence in Bengal is not accidental; it is state-sponsored murder of democracy': BJP unleashes attack on TMC
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, …

Alarm bells: on the violence in the West Bengal panchayat elections
1 year, 6 months ago

Alarm bells: on the violence in the West Bengal panchayat elections

The Hindu  

The extent of violence in the West Bengal panchayat elections, though numbing, was not totally unexpected. Despite several interventions by the Calcutta High Court, which directed the deployment of central forces at all polling booths, the West Bengal State Election Commission failed on several counts. What proved costly was the State Election Commission’s decision to conduct the huge exercise of …

Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence A Wake-Up Call For Mamata Banerjee Leadership And Democratic Values
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence A Wake-Up Call For Mamata Banerjee Leadership And Democratic Values

ABP News  

West Bengal Saturday witnessed what can only be described as one of the state’s most violent and blood-soaked panchayat elections in recent memory. From the very moment that Banerjee made the decision to appoint Rajiva Sinha, the former chief secretary of West Bengal, as the state election commissioner, the ominous clouds of democracy's suppression began to gather. Mamata Banerjee Needs …

West Bengal panchayat election plunges into chaos and violence
1 year, 6 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. …

'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 …

India ‘Most Peaceful’ in 50 Years, Riots on Steady Decline, Shows NCRB Data
1 year, 6 months ago

India ‘Most Peaceful’ in 50 Years, Riots on Steady Decline, Shows NCRB Data

News 18  

India has been at its most peaceful in 50 years as riots have been on a steady decline. An analysis of data from the National Crime Records Bureau of riot cases registered between 1970 and 2021 showed that the rate at which riots occur in the country was at its lowest in 2021. Prof Shamika Ravi, a member of the …

West Bengal Panchayat Elections Will Be Peaceful, Democratic: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee
2 years ago

West Bengal Panchayat Elections Will Be Peaceful, Democratic: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

News 18  

West Bengal’s panchayat elections will be peaceful and democratic, said Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, at a rally in Nadia on Sunday. The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party says a large number of seats remain uncontested against the TMC because of the alleged violence. You will see what happens during polls in his own area.” On the other hand, party …

NCRB Reports Says Kolkata Safest City in India, Experts Allege Underreporting, Suppression of Facts
2 years, 4 months ago

NCRB Reports Says Kolkata Safest City in India, Experts Allege Underreporting, Suppression of Facts

News 18  

Kolkata has topped the list of cities with the least number of cognisable offences per lakh of its population, making the metropolis the safest city of India in 2021, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau report. According to former Kolkata Police Joint CP Pallab Kanti Ghosh, the “hard work” of the dedicated police personnel was instrumental in this …

NCRB report says Kolkata safest city in India; experts allege suppression of facts
2 years, 4 months ago

NCRB report says Kolkata safest city in India; experts allege suppression of facts

India TV News  

Highlights Kolkata has topped the list of cities with the least number of cognisable offences. NCRB report: Kolkata has topped the list of cities with the least number of cognisable offences per lakh of its population, making the metropolis the safest city in India in 2021, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau report. According to former Kolkata Police …

Bengal: Crack down on political violence
2 years, 10 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 …

Calcutta HC “appreciates” Mamata Banerjee-led govt for ‘stemming’ the post-poll violence
3 years, 8 months ago

Calcutta HC “appreciates” Mamata Banerjee-led govt for ‘stemming’ the post-poll violence

Op India  

Even as the supporters and members of the victorious Trinamool Congress Party are accused of unleashing post-poll violence in West Bengal following the results of assembly elections, the Calcutta High Court on Monday lauded the state government’s efforts to stop the violence. After being informed by the state govt that there had no incidents of violence reported since Sunday, the …

No Political Violence in Bengal Since May 9, State Govt Tells Calcutta HC
3 years, 8 months ago

No Political Violence in Bengal Since May 9, State Govt Tells Calcutta HC

News 18  

The West Bengal government on Monday told a Calcutta High Court bench that there has been no post poll political violence in the state since May 9 and assured that all steps will be taken to ensure peace in future. The PIL filed by lawyer petitioner Anindya Sundar Das raised the issue of violence taking place in various parts of …

Battle for Bengal: Which way will Kolkata's 'bhadralok' vote swing?
3 years, 8 months ago

Battle for Bengal: Which way will Kolkata's 'bhadralok' vote swing?

India Today  

Once called the commercial and cultural capital of India, Kolkata’s decline over the past few decades has been phenomenal. The BJP expects its ‘Sonar Bangla’ slogan to reverberate among the urban sections, which still hold on to Bengal’s former glory. For long, Kolkata has majorly backed Mamata Banerjee, though the Left was strong on the city’s outskirts. Its promise of …

Trinamool Congress to Hold Small Election Meetings in Kolkata Amid Rise in Covid Cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Trinamool Congress to Hold Small Election Meetings in Kolkata Amid Rise in Covid Cases

News 18  

In view of a spike in Covid-19 cases in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her Trinamool Congress would organise small meetings in Kolkata and she would give short speeches in rallies in districts where polling would be held in the remaining three phases. Speaking to a TV channel, Banerjee said she would shorten her speeches at …

NCRB Data Shows Bengal Recorded Highest Political Murders in 2019, Revised Figures to Show Higher Deaths
4 years, 3 months ago

NCRB Data Shows Bengal Recorded Highest Political Murders in 2019, Revised Figures to Show Higher Deaths

News 18  

The killing of former BJP councillor Manish Shukla in Titagarh area of North 24-Parganas district is the latest in the series of political killings in West Bengal. The 2018 data for West Bengal, the NCRB says, has been repeated in its latest 2019 report because of “non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019”. In 2018, of the …

Delhi records maximum crime cases among 19 metro cities
5 years, 2 months ago

Delhi records maximum crime cases among 19 metro cities

India TV News  

According to new data released by the National Crime Record Bureau on Monday, Delhi has registered cases of heinous crimes like rape and murder, almost double and triple of Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. In terms of overall registration of crime under the Indian Penal Code, the percentage share of Delhi is over 40 among 19 metros that also include …

‘A few stray post-poll clashes’: West Bengal govt in reply to Centre’s advisory over violence
5 years, 7 months ago

‘A few stray post-poll clashes’: West Bengal govt in reply to Centre’s advisory over violence

Hindustan Times  

Stating that there were a few “stray post-poll clashes” in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee government Sunday claimed that situation in the state was “under control” in a letter to the Centre, which had issued an advisory after four people died in violence between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP. Stating that there were a few “stray post-poll …

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