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 to maintain silence on the spate of violence, state election commissioner Rajiva Sinha called a meeting at the SEC office in Kolkata on Sunday afternoon to review the demands raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress and the CPI for a repoll at a large number of polling booths. “We apprehend more violence after the results are out,” said Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury while visiting the family of a Congress worker killed in Murshidabad hours before the polling began. Mohit Sengupta, the North Dinajpur district Congress unit president, said: “The state police and SEC acted as TMC functionaries on Saturday.” Kanaiyalal Agarwal, the TMC district president, accused the BJP and the Congress of attacking ruling party supporters.

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Bypolls 2024: Sporadic incidents of unrest mar polling in West Bengal
1 month, 1 week ago

Bypolls 2024: Sporadic incidents of unrest mar polling in West Bengal

India TV News  

Likewise, incidents of violence were reported across several constituencies in West Bengal during the Lok Sabha polling; tensions and unrest continued to escalate in the state amid polling being held for six by-poll seats today. According to the information released, sporadic incidents of unrest were reported across the state, including a crude bomb attack in Bhatpara, which killed a local …

Bengal bandh sparks clashes on streets of Kolkata
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal bandh sparks clashes on streets of Kolkata

Hindustan Times  

A 12-hour bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party over the rape and murder of a young doctor sparked fierce clashes on the streets of Kolkata on Wednesday and stalled life in other parts of West Bengal even as politics mounted over the gruesome crime that has stunned India and stoked sweeping protests. Workers from the BJP workers blocked roads …

Kolkata Case: After Major Commotion in Bengal, Police Detains BJP Activist | Breaking News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata Case: After Major Commotion in Bengal, Police Detains BJP Activist | Breaking News

ABP News  

West Bengal BJP called a 12-hour Bangla bandh on August 28 against the police action taken on students demonstrating against the Kolkata doctor's rape and murder, aiming to reach the West Bengal state secretariat, Nabanna, as part of their Nabanna Abhijan. Large-scale violence ensued on the streets of Kolkata and Howrah on Tuesday afternoon after protestors clashed with the police …

'7 bullets fired, bombs hurled': BJP leader claims attack amid Bengal Bandh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'7 bullets fired, bombs hurled': BJP leader claims attack amid Bengal Bandh

Hindustan Times  

A BJP leader claimed on Wednesday that Trinamool Congress workers attacked his car in West Bengal's Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas district. The attack came amid the BJP's 12-hour Bengal Bandh call to protest against the police's use of force during the former's 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest rally. The protesters had been marching towards the West Bengal State Secretariat Nabanna amid …

Kolkata rape and murder case: Mamata writes to PM Modi for central law on sex assault, speedy trials
4 months ago

Kolkata rape and murder case: Mamata writes to PM Modi for central law on sex assault, speedy trials

The Hindu  

As the Central Bureau of Investigation approached a court in Kolkata seeking permission to conduct polygraph tests on former principal of the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Kumar Ghosh and four other doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for a central legislation for speedy justice in cases of …

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit
4 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Close on the heels of Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's step down from the party chief’s post in West Bengal, a section of state BJP leaders have started reaching out to him to rope him into their party. While Rajya Sabha MP Shameek Bhattacharya asserted that the former Berhampore parliamentarian has no option other than siding with BJP, Bishnupur …

Congress worker killed by a mob at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress worker killed by a mob at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal

The Hindu  

A Congress worker was killed at Maynaguri in West Bengal Jalpaiguri district by a mob in the early hours of July 25. Rekha Roy, the wife of the deceased said the mob which included supporters of both Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party tied him to a tree and beat him up. The incident sparked a political war of words …

3 policemen injured as protest over power cuts turns violent in Bengal’s Malda
5 months ago

3 policemen injured as protest over power cuts turns violent in Bengal’s Malda

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Five people, including three police personnel, were injured in a clash between a mob and the West Bengal Police on Thursday, following protests over frequent power disruptions in Malda district, people aware of the matter said. The incident took place at Enayetpur in Malda’s Manikchak area in which the Manikchak police station circle inspector sustained injuries following an attack …

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 …

‘…Mamata-raj jaisa hota hai’: BJP on ‘horrific’ woman's flogging in Bengal; Trinamool Congress reacts
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘…Mamata-raj jaisa hota hai’: BJP on ‘horrific’ woman's flogging in Bengal; Trinamool Congress reacts

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday came down heavily on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal over a video of a man assaulting a woman in Chopra in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur, claiming that “Sandeshkhali gave Sheikh Shahjahan and north Dinajpur gave Tajmul alias "JCB” – the accused. The man, Tajmul alias "JCB” who is allegedly a TMC leader, …

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 …

Suvendu tries to enter Raj Bhawan with victims of post-poll violence, stopped
6 months, 1 week ago

Suvendu tries to enter Raj Bhawan with victims of post-poll violence, stopped

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, along with alleged victims of post-poll violence, was on Thursday prevented by the Kolkata Police from entering the Raj Bhawan. arrived at Raj Bhawan with Mr. Adhikari, but the police prevented them from entering the premises citing Section 144 of the CrPC that was in force outside the Raj …

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. …

BJP supporters going home after celebrating Modi swearing-in stabbed in Mangaluru
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP supporters going home after celebrating Modi swearing-in stabbed in Mangaluru

The Hindu  

The Konaje police on Monday arrested five persons on charges of stabbing two BJP workers and injuring another while they were returning after celebrating the swearing-in of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister at Boliyar, near Mangaluru, on Sunday night. City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal identified the arrested persons as Mohammed Shakir, 28, Abdul Razak, 40, Abubaker Siddique, 35, Sawad, 18, …

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 …

Repolling held in two booths in Bengal amidst allegations of post-poll violence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Repolling held in two booths in Bengal amidst allegations of post-poll violence

Hindustan Times  

Repolling was held in two booths in Barasat and Mathuraour Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal on Monday even as allegations of post-poll violence poured in from various pockets in the state. At least 400 companies of Central Armed Police Forces would stay back in the state till June 19 to prevent post-poll clashes, a senior Election Commission of India …

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 …

Clashes in Bengal during final phase voting; EVM vandalised, crude bombs hurled
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Clashes in Bengal during final phase voting; EVM vandalised, crude bombs hurled

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Incidents of violence were reported from several areas in West Bengal during the seventh and the final phase of Lok Sabha voting on Saturday, leaving several people injured, police said. Police lathi charge to disperse the mob after a brief spell of brick batting in Bengal’s Nalmuri Clashes were reported from Satulia, Bhagabanpur, Nalmuri and Fulbari areas in Bhangar. …

Bengal BJP Candidate's Convoy Attacked In Jhargram During Voting, Party Blames TMC
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengal BJP Candidate's Convoy Attacked In Jhargram During Voting, Party Blames TMC

News 18  

BJP candidate from West Bengal’s Jhargram, Pranat Tudu, on Saturday, claimed his convoy was attacked in the Garbeta area of the West Midnapore district during voting in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, resulting in injuries to his security personnel. A video of the incident showing a mob pelting stones and chasing the BJP candidate, his security and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

West Bengal's Cooch Behar remains tense with incidents of post-poll violence
8 months ago

West Bengal's Cooch Behar remains tense with incidents of post-poll violence

Hindustan Times  

Several areas in Cooch Behar remained tense on Saturday even as post-poll violence erupted in some parts of the north Bengal district soon after polling in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections ended on Friday evening. Policemen outside a polling station during the first phase of voting in the Lok Sabha elections at Bakshirhat area in West Bengal’s …

Lok Sabha election: Clashes mar voting in West Bengal
8 months ago

Lok Sabha election: Clashes mar voting in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Reports of clashes between the ruling Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party started pouring in as soon as voting for three of West Bengal’s 42 seats began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls at 7am on Friday. At least one person was injured in a clash between workers and supporters of the two arch-rivals at Chandmari near …

Trinamool Congress and BJP blame each other for violence in West Bengal during Ram Navami celebration
8 months ago

Trinamool Congress and BJP blame each other for violence in West Bengal during Ram Navami celebration

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on April 18 blamed each other for the violence during the Ram Navami celebration at Murshidabad district in West Bengal a day earlier. The DIG of Murshidabad was removed a day ahead of Ram Navami so that you can carry out the violence,” Ms. Banerjee said at an election rally in Raiganj …

Mamata Banerjee alleges that BJP will cause riots in West Bengal on 17th April
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee alleges that BJP will cause riots in West Bengal on 17th April

Op India  

On Sunday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party will “riot” two days before the first phase of Lok Sabha voting on 19th April in the state. Voting is on 19 April and they will riot on 17 April.” #WATCH | Purulia: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says, "Hold rallies and meetings but do …

Uttar Pradesh: BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan's convoy attacked in Muzaffarnagar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan's convoy attacked in Muzaffarnagar

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh news: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency, Sanjeev Balyan's convoy was attacked during his election campaign on Saturday night, the police said. Prajapati added, "After reaching the village, it came to light that a public meeting was being held in the village by the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. District President of Bharatiya …

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 …

Election Commission to deploy additional forces in Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Commission to deploy additional forces in Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha polls

India Today  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission has sought the deployment of 150 companies of the Central Armed Police Force in West Bengal. The 100 companies set to move to West Bengal would include 50 from the Border Security Force, 20 from the Central Reserve Police Force, 10 from the Central Industrial Security Force, 10 from the Indo-Tibetan …

Farmers protest: 2-hour road blockade across Haryana; internet shutdown extended | Top 10
10 months ago

Farmers protest: 2-hour road blockade across Haryana; internet shutdown extended | Top 10

Hindustan Times  

Farmer leaders put on hold the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march for two days after a 21-year-old protester was killed and 12 police personnel were injured in clashes at Khanauri, one of the two Punjab-Haryana interstate border points which have become protest sites for the farmers attempting to reach New Delhi. The death of the protesting farmers has exacerbated the already tense …

Loss of lives, damage to property in Haldwani violence very worrying: Mayawati
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Loss of lives, damage to property in Haldwani violence very worrying: Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on February 10 that the loss of lives and damage to property in violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa in Uttarakhand's Haldwani is very worrying. In a post in Hindi on X, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said: "The violence in Uttarakhand's Haldwani and the loss of lives …

Mamata Banerjee attacks Congress-CPI(M) tie-up, says 'won't share single seat' in West Bengal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee attacks Congress-CPI(M) tie-up, says 'won't share single seat' in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Amid the Congress party's efforts to mollify the Trinamool Congress leadership for an alliance in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee attacked the Mallikarjun Kharge-led party on Wednesday, saying their alliance with the CPI will strengthen the Bharatiya Janata Party. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata. Mamata Banerjee said she would never be able …

Clashes Erupt During Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
11 months ago

Clashes Erupt During Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After clashes erupted between Congress and BJP workers in Assam during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in that state, with the party claiming that some of its senior leaders were attacked, Congress state units across the country launched protests on Monday evening. All across India, PCCs and DCCs are instructed to hold large-scale protests tomorrow evening and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

'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 …

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 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 …

BJP Workers Hold Protest Outside SEC Office Against Bengal Rural Poll Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP Workers Hold Protest Outside SEC Office Against Bengal Rural Poll Violence

News 18  

BJP supporters on Sunday staged a demonstration in front of the office of West Bengal State Election Commission in Kolkata, protesting against the panchayat poll violence that left 15 people dead. A delegation of the BJP’s state unit went inside the office to meet State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha, a party leader said. The BJP, which blamed the state election …

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 …

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