Bengal Panchayat Polls This Isnt Election This Is Death Suvendu Adhikari Says Central Forces Not Deployed Poll Violence
1 year, 8 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 death. The BJP candidate's claim was backed by Nikhil Ranjan Dey, BJP MLA, South Coochbehar, who said, ".Our party worker Mahadeb Biswas who was a polling agent was killed early morning by TMC goons.we will see them in High Court, we won't spare Rajiva Sinha." A polling booth at Baravita Primary School in Sitai in West Bengal's Coochbehar was vandalised and ballot papers were set on fire soon after voting began for single-phase panchayat polls in the state.

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Suvendu Adhikari complains to poll body against Mamata Banerjee: Crossed all limits
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Suvendu Adhikari complains to poll body against Mamata Banerjee: Crossed all limits

India Today  

West Bengal BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India on Friday against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of attempting to tarnish the poll body’s image. “Today, I have written a letter to the Hon'ble Chief Election Commissioner of India regarding Mamata Banerjee's blatant attempt to tarnish the image of …

Bypolls 2024: Sporadic incidents of unrest mar polling in West Bengal
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Suvendu Adhikari says 'Stop Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', wants BJP's minority morcha scrapped | VIDEO
8 months, 1 week ago

Suvendu Adhikari says 'Stop Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', wants BJP's minority morcha scrapped | VIDEO

India TV News  

The West Bengal Leader of Opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari today said that minority morcha is not needed in India. While addressing an extended session of the BJP state executive meeting in Kolkata on Wednesday, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said, "I had spoken about nationalist Muslims and you too had said 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'. Suvendu …

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence
8 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 …

Suvendu Adhikari meets Amit Shah, apprises him of deteriorating women's security situation in West Bengal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Suvendu Adhikari meets Amit Shah, apprises him of deteriorating women's security situation in West Bengal

India TV News  

The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari emphasized the deteriorating women's security situation in the Mamata Banerjee-led state on Thursday. He was holding a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during which he elaborated on the tragic instances of atrocities committed against women in West Bengal's Chopra, Cooch Behar, and …

West Bengal Governor orders police to vacate Raj Bhavan premises | Here's Why
9 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Governor orders police to vacate Raj Bhavan premises | Here's Why

India TV News  

Amid escalating tensions over post-poll violence in the state, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday ordered city personnel deployed in the Raj Bhavan premises to immediately vacate the area so that it can be converted into a 'Jan Manch'. "The governor has directed police officers deployed inside Raj Bhavan, including the 'officer-in-charge', to immediately vacate the premises," …

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

What next for BJP in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

It is less than two weeks since the results of the recently held Lok Sabha elections have been announced in which the Bharatiya Janata Party suffered an electoral blow in West Bengal. While two-time MP Saumitra Khan, who won from Bishnupur Lok Sabha seat, alleged that some BJP leaders had entered into secret pacts with the TMC, Dilip Ghosh former …

BJP forms four-member committee to look into political violence in West Bengal
9 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
9 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 …

'Central forces had no independent role here, false voting ruined our chances': Suvendu Adhikari
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Central forces had no independent role here, false voting ruined our chances': Suvendu Adhikari

Op India  

On Wednesday, June 12, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari weighed in on how the state’s Lok Sabha results were impacted by the anarchy that the TMC and its goons fostered. Alleging that the state police working at the behest of TMC supremo and CM Mamata Banerjee controlled the central forces throughout the polling process, Suvendu Adhikari asserted that false voting had ruined …

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims
9 months, 2 weeks 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. …

Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta HC over post-poll violence
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta HC over post-poll violence

The Hindu  

Amidst incidents of electoral violence continuing in West Bengal, almost ten days after the last elections, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court on the issue of post-poll violence. Last week, a single judge Bench of Justice Kaushik Chanda expressed concern over post-poll violence and …

[Lok Sabha Elections] BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Over Alleged Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

[Lok Sabha Elections] BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Over Alleged Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal

Live Law  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari has approached the Calcutta High Court flagging instances of alleged post-poll violence taking place in West Bengal in the wake of the Lok Sabha Elections, 2024.Advocate Billwadal Bhattacharya, appearing for Adhikari approached a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, stating that the petitioner. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari …

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP
9 months, 3 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
9 months, 3 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 Elections 2024: Repolling underway at West Bengal's Barasat, Mathurapur
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Repolling underway at West Bengal's Barasat, Mathurapur

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Repolling is underway on Monday at one polling booth each in the Barasat and Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. A voter turnout of 73.79 per cent was recorded in nine Lok Sabha seats of West Bengal that went to polls in the seventh and final phase on Saturday. However, the exit polls predict that …

Exit polls are ‘Modi media’ fantasy, says Rahul as Opposition rejects surveys
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Exit polls are ‘Modi media’ fantasy, says Rahul as Opposition rejects surveys

The Hindu  

A day after all major exit polls gave a clear majority to the BJP-led NDA for a third term, Opposition leaders rejected the predictions outright. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called it a “Modi media poll.” “This is Modi ji’s poll, a fantasy poll,” Mr. Gandhi said on Sunday, adding that the Opposition bloc will get 295 of the 543 seats …

Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: Final phase of voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence
9 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 …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mob throws EVM, VVPAT machine in pond in West Bengal's South Paraganas | VIDEO
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mob throws EVM, VVPAT machine in pond in West Bengal's South Paraganas | VIDEO

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Amid the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, EVM and VVPAT machine were thrown in the pond by a mob at booth number 40 and 41 in Kultai, South 24 Parganas of West Bengal on Saturday morning. EVMs looted by local mob Giving information on the same, the Chief Electoral Office, West Bengal said that FIR …

Election Commission to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6

India TV News  

The Election Commission has decided to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6, a senior official said on Friday. "After the June 1 polling, half of the central forces will leave the state and 400 companies will remain until June 6. Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal Notably, West Bengal, which has 42 Lok Sabha …

Violence in Bengal, EVM thrown into pond; 58.34% turnout till 5 pm
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence in Bengal, EVM thrown into pond; 58.34% turnout till 5 pm

India Today  

Voting for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been brisk so far, with 58.34 per cent turnout till 5 pm on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kangana Ranaut, Abhishek Banerjee, Misa Bharti and Pawan Singh are among the key candidates in the fray for the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Many …

Bengal Pre Poll Violence BJP Stages Demonstration Against TMC Over Death Of Worker In Nandigram
10 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 …

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5pm amid incidents of violence
10 months, 1 week 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
10 months, 1 week 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
10 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 …

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists

The Hindu  

A voter turnout of 60.19% was recorded till 5 p.m. in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 States and Union Territories on Tuesday with sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced on May 7 that the Agniveer scheme would be abolished if the INDIA bloc is voted to …

Three Bengal seats record 72% turnout in peaceful polling
11 months ago

Three Bengal seats record 72% turnout in peaceful polling

The Hindu  

Voting for three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the second phase of parliamentary election was peaceful with a voter turnout of over 72% till 5pm on Friday. Though there were no reports of violence, in Balurghat, BJP candidate and State party president Sukanta Majumdar got involved in a scuffle with Trinamool Congress supporters. Among the other candidates in …

Lok Sabha elections | Scuffles, protests mar polling in three Bengal constituencies
11 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections | Scuffles, protests mar polling in three Bengal constituencies

The Hindu  

Sporadic incidents of scuffle between supporters of political parties, recovery of crude bombs and angry protests against MLAs headlined the first phase of Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on Friday. In the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha seat, where the EC had deployed 112 companies of Central Armed Police Forces, political parties levelled allegations of violence against each other. At …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Bengal Records Highest Turnout, Bihar Lowest
11 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Bengal Records Highest Turnout, Bihar Lowest

The Quint  

As three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal headed to polls, BJP and TMC workers accused each other of being behind the violence reported in the state on Friday, 19 April. The BJP alleged that TMC supporters in Chandamari had pelted stones and injured the party's booth president. Meanwhile, the Mamata Banerjee-led party claimed that their workers had been attacked …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 phase 1 voting: All India voter turn out at 60% till 5 p.m.
11 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 phase 1 voting: All India voter turn out at 60% till 5 p.m.

The Hindu  

This live is now closed. A voter turnout ranging from 40% to 68% was recorded in the initial hours of polling on April 19 in phase one of 2024 Lok Sabha elections covering 102 constituencies across 17 States and four Union Territories amidst sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and an IED blast in Chhattisgarh that left a CRPF …

‘Not just another election’: Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP in north Bengal rallies
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Not just another election’: Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP in north Bengal rallies

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: India will lose her independence and witness dictatorship if the Bharatiya Janata Party wins the coming Lok Sabha election, Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee told voters on Monday at two back-to-back rallies in north Bengal. TMC chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at a public meeting in support of party candidate Jagadish …

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: KC Venugopal Files Nomination From Kerala's Alappuzha Constituency
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: KC Venugopal Files Nomination From Kerala's Alappuzha Constituency

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest developments pertaining to the Lok Sabha Elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he remains committed to taking action against corruption, emphasising that those engaged in corruption have two options left - jail or bail. "The biggest challenge in West Bengal elections …

'PM Modi's pictures removed, Mamta's images displayed at thousands of locations: Suvendu Adhikari accuses TMC of breaching MCC
1 year ago

'PM Modi's pictures removed, Mamta's images displayed at thousands of locations: Suvendu Adhikari accuses TMC of breaching MCC

Op India  

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on 27th March accused All India Trinamool Congress of violating the model code of conduct concerning the 2024 Lok Sabha election. You came to Chopra when TMC asked and now you will have to come to Canning at BJP’s request.” He added, “PM Modi’s pictures have been removed …

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

Lok Sabha polls | West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar shunted out, Vivek Sahay is new DGP
1 year ago

Lok Sabha polls | West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar shunted out, Vivek Sahay is new DGP

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Monday transferred West Bengal Director-General of Police Rajeev Kumar. In February 2019, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sat on dharna when a team of Central Bureau of investigation knocked at Mr. Kumar’s residence to question him in connection with the chit fund scam. The West Bengal BJP leadership welcomed Mr. Kumar’s transfer. “We have no …

Five cases of attacks on BJP workers in West Bengal ahead of 2024 elections
1 year 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 …

Lok Sabha polls for 42 seats in West Bengal in seven phases
1 year ago

Lok Sabha polls for 42 seats in West Bengal in seven phases

The Hindu  

Elections for West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats will be conducted in seven phases from beginning on April 19 and concluding on June 1, according to the election schedule announced by the Election Commission of India on March 16. After the announcement the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls in the State, Opposition parties in the State started demanding the deployment of …

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

Assembly Elections 2023: Now, 'Modi tsunami awaited in Bengal,' says Suvendu Adhikari as BJP leads in 3 states
1 year, 3 months ago

Assembly Elections 2023: Now, 'Modi tsunami awaited in Bengal,' says Suvendu Adhikari as BJP leads in 3 states

Firstpost  

Speaking to reporters, Adhikari thanked the Bengali community of Chhattisgarh, claiming that their overwhelming support for the BJP played a decisive role in the assembly elections of that state As BJP inches toward victory in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, the party’s leader Suvendu Adhikari has asserted that the saffron party’s performance in the three states will have an impact …

West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari calls for 'encounter' policy, cites Yogi's UP; TMC hits back
1 year, 7 months ago

West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari calls for 'encounter' policy, cites Yogi's UP; TMC hits back

India TV News  

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday drew a parallel between the West Bengal Chief Minister and her Uttar Pradesh counterpart and said that “an able administrator like Yogi Adityanath should have been at the helm” in Mamata Banerjee-led state and advocated for “encounters” of those committing crimes against women. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also holds the law and order …

TMC alleges BJP goons indulged in Bengal rural poll violence and not its workers
1 year, 7 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 …

3,000 BJP candidates who won Panchayat polls are staying outside Bengal to escape police cases: BJP's Adhikari
1 year, 7 months ago

3,000 BJP candidates who won Panchayat polls are staying outside Bengal to escape police cases: BJP's Adhikari

India TV News  

West Bengal Assembly LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged around 3,000 party leaders who won the violence-hit Panchayat elections in West Bengal are staying out of the state as state police is trying to frame them in false cases. ".Out of the 11,000 BJP candidates who won the Panchayat polls in West Bengal, 3,000 candidates are staying in different …

West Bengal: TMC panchayat poll winning candidate shot dead in South 24 Parganas district
1 year, 7 months ago

West Bengal: TMC panchayat poll winning candidate shot dead in South 24 Parganas district

India TV News  

A newly elected Trinamool Congress gram panchayat member was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district in continuation of the poll-related violence in West Bengal. "A winning Panchayat election candidate of TMC was hacked to death in the Arjunpur area of ​​Block 2 of Magrahat late last night. With the death of Gharami, the overall …

Necessary for Country to Know Democracy Has Ended in Bengal: BJP Fact-finding Team on Poll Violence in State
1 year, 8 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 …

Big win, high cost for Trinamool Congress in Bengal panchayat election
1 year, 8 months ago

Big win, high cost for Trinamool Congress in Bengal panchayat election

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 26, 2023 13:06 IST - 8 MINS READ The Trinamool Congress registered a massive victory in the July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal—79 per cent of the 3,317 gram panchayats; 92 per cent of the 341 panchayat samities; and all the 20 zilla parishads—and once again stamped its dominance over its political opponents in the State. …

Bengal top cop denies reports of woman stripped outside polling booth during panchayat elections
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal top cop denies reports of woman stripped outside polling booth during panchayat elections

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal Police on Friday rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party's allegation of its gram sabha poll candidate being sexually assaulted by Trinamool Congress workers in Howrah's Panchla during the recently concluded panchayat election. West Bengal DGP M. Malaviya While addressing a press conference on Friday, the Bengal top cop said, “On 13 July, SP Howrah Rural received a complaint …

'Our West Bengal nominee also faced Manipur like horror situation', says BJP MP Locket Chatterjee
1 year, 8 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 …

Data | Forty deaths in the run-up to Panchayat polls: West Bengal most affected by political violence
1 year, 8 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 …

Idea Behind INDIA, Panchayat Polls Violence & 2024 Battle: This Martyrs' Day, Mamata Eyes National Stage
1 year, 8 months ago

Idea Behind INDIA, Panchayat Polls Violence & 2024 Battle: This Martyrs' Day, Mamata Eyes National Stage

News 18  

The Trinamool Congress has plans to mark this year’s Martyrs’ Day by kicking off the countdown for the 2024 general elections. While the stage is ready in Kolkata’s Dharamtala for TMC’s rally, BJP has planned a counter-protest the same day to attack the state government over panchayat poll violence. This time, we should all go and ‘gherao’ the BDO office …

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence
1 year, 8 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 …

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