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KOLKATA: Fears of a massacre and large-scale violence became out to be true at the day of the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal because the electoral workout to come to a decision who will dominate the state’s rural political panorama for the following 5 years claimed the lives of 12 other folks together with a TMC candidate for a gram panchayat seat and a BJP polling agent.
All over the process the elections in 73,887 seats involving 2.06 lakh applicants, a number of activists of political events gained accidents when bullets have been fired, bombs have been hurled and assaults have been performed by way of opponents with sticks and sharp guns.
Although the State Election Fee (SEC) didn’t give any legit figures at the demise toll at the day of the agricultural polls, reviews from the districts printed seven of the sufferers have been known as staff of the ruling Trinamool Congress who confronted robust resistance from the opposition each in north and south Bengal districts. Two BJP supporters, two CPI(M) activists and a Congress supporter have been additionally killed within the violence on Saturday.
With Bengal witnessing clashes between political events ever for the reason that announcement of the date for the agricultural polls, the demise toll within the violence sooner than and at the day of the election has long gone as much as 31 previously one month.
BJP’s state president Sukanta Majumdar was once contacted by way of the administrative center of the Union House Minister Amit Shah. “I used to be requested in regards to the violence right through the panchayat elections. I will be able to post a written record,” mentioned Majumdar.
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Polling remained suspended in 1,043 cubicles out of 61,636 as poll papers and poll containers have been snatched and both thrown into within reach ponds or set ablaze.
When the opposition alleged that the central power was once now not utilised correctly by way of the state ballot panel, Leader Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha mentioned the ballot frame requisitioned 837 firms of the Central Armed Paramilitary Power (CAPF) however handiest 649 have been to be had at the day of the election. The remainder have been on their solution to the state, he added, with out disclosing the whole collection of deaths on Saturday.
The BSF, which is a part of the central crew, despatched a letter to the SEC pointing out that despite the fact that that they had sought data at the delicate cubicles, not anything was once shared.
“If the right kind listing of delicate spaces have been supplied, then the deployment of central forces would have been more straightforward,” a BSF legit mentioned.
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose visited a bunch spaces in North 24 Parganas on Saturday. “That is probably the most sacred day for democracy. Election will have to be via ballots and now not bullets. It must motive worry to all folks,” he mentioned, urging other folks to return out and workout their franchise.
TMC minister Shashi Panja mentioned incidents came about at round 60 cubicles. “Elections have been held peacefully in 13-14 districts out of twenty-two. Many have been in favour of the deployment of CAPF however the central power body of workers have been observed influencing citizens to workout their franchise in favour of a specific political birthday celebration,” she alleged.
At many puts, poll papers have been both snatched or destroyed allegedly by way of the ruling TMC activists, polling cubicles have been vandalised and presiding officials have been manhandled and intimidated within the absence of central power body of workers despite the fact that the Calcutta Prime Court docket had ordered deployment of CAPF in all cubicles in equivalent ratio with their state opposite numbers. A poll field was once observed set ablaze in Cooch Behar’s Dinhata and a adolescence was once noticed fleeing with a poll field in his palms at Mathabhanga in the similar district. The presiding officer in a sales space in Birbhum’s Mayureshwar was once observed crying after the polling station was once vandalised and ballots have been looted.
In Raninagar, Murshidabad, policemen have been observed aiming weapons whilst dispersing TMC supporters assembled in entrance of a sales space.
At many cubicles, casting of votes have been over inside of two hours within the morning and opposition events alleged the TMC’s males loved a loose hand to solid false votes and compelled the presiding officials to seal the poll field.
Relating to the deaths of 2 BJP staff, the saffron camp’s state president tweeted, “Is that this why CM @MamataOfficial was once opposing the deployment of the Central forces in order that her goons have loose run to homicide opposition karyakartas?”
District sensible deaths:
Murshidabad: 4 (2 TMC, 1 CP(M), 1 Congress)
Cooch Behar: 2 (BJP)
North Dinajpur: 1 (TMC)
Malda: 1 (TMC)
Nadia: 1 (TMC)
East Burdwan: 2 (1 CPI(M), 1 TMC)
South 24 Parganas: 1 (TMC)
KOLKATA: Fears of a massacre and large-scale violence became out to be true at the day of the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal because the electoral workout to come to a decision who will dominate the state’s rural political panorama for the following 5 years claimed the lives of 12 other folks together with a TMC candidate for a gram panchayat seat and a BJP polling agent.
All over the process the elections in 73,887 seats involving 2.06 lakh applicants, a number of activists of political events gained accidents when bullets have been fired, bombs have been hurled and assaults have been performed by way of opponents with sticks and sharp guns.
Although the State Election Fee (SEC) didn’t give any legit figures at the demise toll at the day of the agricultural polls, reviews from the districts printed seven of the sufferers have been known as staff of the ruling Trinamool Congress who confronted robust resistance from the opposition each in north and south Bengal districts. Two BJP supporters, two CPI(M) activists and a Congress supporter have been additionally killed within the violence on Saturday.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
With Bengal witnessing clashes between political events ever for the reason that announcement of the date for the agricultural polls, the demise toll within the violence sooner than and at the day of the election has long gone as much as 31 previously one month.
BJP’s state president Sukanta Majumdar was once contacted by way of the administrative center of the Union House Minister Amit Shah. “I used to be requested in regards to the violence right through the panchayat elections. I will be able to post a written record,” mentioned Majumdar.
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Polling remained suspended in 1,043 cubicles out of 61,636 as poll papers and poll containers have been snatched and both thrown into within reach ponds or set ablaze.
When the opposition alleged that the central power was once now not utilised correctly by way of the state ballot panel, Leader Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha mentioned the ballot frame requisitioned 837 firms of the Central Armed Paramilitary Power (CAPF) however handiest 649 have been to be had at the day of the election. The remainder have been on their solution to the state, he added, with out disclosing the whole collection of deaths on Saturday.
The BSF, which is a part of the central crew, despatched a letter to the SEC pointing out that despite the fact that that they had sought data at the delicate cubicles, not anything was once shared.
“If the right kind listing of delicate spaces have been supplied, then the deployment of central forces would have been more straightforward,” a BSF legit mentioned.
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose visited a bunch spaces in North 24 Parganas on Saturday. “That is probably the most sacred day for democracy. Election will have to be via ballots and now not bullets. It must motive worry to all folks,” he mentioned, urging other folks to return out and workout their franchise.
TMC minister Shashi Panja mentioned incidents came about at round 60 cubicles. “Elections have been held peacefully in 13-14 districts out of twenty-two. Many have been in favour of the deployment of CAPF however the central power body of workers have been observed influencing citizens to workout their franchise in favour of a specific political birthday celebration,” she alleged.
At many puts, poll papers have been both snatched or destroyed allegedly by way of the ruling TMC activists, polling cubicles have been vandalised and presiding officials have been manhandled and intimidated within the absence of central power body of workers despite the fact that the Calcutta Prime Court docket had ordered deployment of CAPF in all cubicles in equivalent ratio with their state opposite numbers. A poll field was once observed set ablaze in Cooch Behar’s Dinhata and a adolescence was once noticed fleeing with a poll field in his palms at Mathabhanga in the similar district. The presiding officer in a sales space in Birbhum’s Mayureshwar was once observed crying after the polling station was once vandalised and ballots have been looted.
In Raninagar, Murshidabad, policemen have been observed aiming weapons whilst dispersing TMC supporters assembled in entrance of a sales space.
At many cubicles, casting of votes have been over inside of two hours within the morning and opposition events alleged the TMC’s males loved a loose hand to solid false votes and compelled the presiding officials to seal the poll field.
Relating to the deaths of 2 BJP staff, the saffron camp’s state president tweeted, “Is that this why CM @MamataOfficial was once opposing the deployment of the Central forces in order that her goons have loose run to homicide opposition karyakartas?”
District sensible deaths:
Murshidabad: 4 (2 TMC, 1 CP(M), 1 Congress)
Cooch Behar: 2 (BJP)
North Dinajpur: 1 (TMC)
Malda: 1 (TMC)
Nadia: 1 (TMC)
East Burdwan: 2 (1 CPI(M), 1 TMC)
South 24 Parganas: 1 (TMC)
