Panchayat polls in Bengal turns violent; a number of other people killed, poll packing containers set ablaze

By means of PTI

KOLKATA/: A number of other people had been killed in election-related violence in West Bengal as vote casting was once underway on Saturday for the three-tier panchayat polls within the state, officers stated.

The polling began at 7 am in 73,887 seats within the rural spaces of the state with 5.67 crore other people deciding the destiny of round 2.06 lakh applicants, they stated.

BJP polling agent Madhab Biswas was once allegedly killed in Falimari gram panchayat in Coochbehar district, they stated.

The BJP alleged that after Biswas attempted to go into the polling sales space he was once stopped via TMC supporters, and because the scenario escalated, they killed him.

The TMC denied the allegations.

The supporter of an Unbiased candidate died in Kadambagachi house in North 24 Paraganas district after he was once overwhelmed up in a single day, police stated.

The deceased was once known as 41-year-old Abdullah.

He died whilst present process remedy at an area health facility within the morning, Superintendent of Police Bhaskar Mukherjee stated.

Protesting in opposition to the killing, locals blocked the Taki Street within the early hours however they had been got rid of via the police.

A TMC employee was once killed in Murshidabad district’s Kapasdanga house in a single day in poll-related violence.

The deceased was once known as Babar Ali, officers stated.

The ruling TMC stated that two of its staff had been killed in Rejinagar and Khargram in Murshidabad district, and someone else in Tufanganj in Coochbehar district.

“The polling began peacefully, however Congress, BJP and CPI(M) are attacking TMC staff since final evening. 3 of our staff have died in Rejinagar, Tufanganj and Khargram. And, two of our staff had been injured in Domkal. The place are the central forces?” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh requested.

The brother of a TMC chief was once killed in a conflict with Congress supporters in Malda district, police stated.

The incident came about in Jisharattola in Manikchak police station house.

The deceased was once known as Malek Sheikh, they stated.

#WATCH | West Bengal #PanchayatElection | Abdullah, the sales space agent of an unbiased candidate killed in Pirgachha of North 24 Parganas district. Villagers degree a protest and insist the arrest of the accused and allege that the husband of TMC candidate Munna Bibi is in the back of the… percent.twitter.com/XHu1Rcpv6j

— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023

The TMC alleged that the husband of one in all its applicants was once shot at in Nadia district’s Narayanpur house via CPI(M) supporters, a fee denied via the opposition birthday party.

Allegations of makes an attempt to loot poll packing containers and assault citizens had been made via the entire events. Clashes had been additionally reported from different portions of the state.

CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim shared a video of open poll packing containers mendacity within the box, tweeting, “Vote is over! Situation of the ballots, poll packing containers in one of the most cubicles. Btw this percent is from Diamond Harbour.”

A minimum of 600 firms of central forces were deployed for the elections together with round 70,000 state police.

Sharing a video on Twitter, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that poll packing containers had been set ablaze at a sales space in Coochbehar district with ballot officers having fled the scene.

Governor CV Ananda Bose visited portions of the North 24 Parganas district and interacted with the folks.

There are 63,229 gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, whilst 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts as Darjeeling and Kalimpong have a two-tier device with Gorkhaland Territorial Management (GTA) and Siliguri Sub-divisional Council on the best.

Lengthy queues outdoor polling cubicles had been noticed as early as 6 am with other people turning out early amid the intermittent rains.

The ruling TMC is contesting the entire 928 seats in zilla parishads, 9,419 seats in panchayat samitis and 61,591 seats in gram panchayats.

The BJP has fielded applicants in 897 zilla parishad seats, 7,032 panchayat samiti seats and 38,475 seats in gram panchayats.

The CPI(M) is combating 747 zilla parishad seats, 6,752 panchayat samiti seats and 35,411 gram panchayat seats.

The Congress is contesting 644 zilla parishad seats, 2,197 panchayat samiti seats and 11,774 gram panchayat seats.

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KOLKATA/: A number of other people had been killed in election-related violence in West Bengal as vote casting was once underway on Saturday for the three-tier panchayat polls within the state, officers stated.

The polling began at 7 am in 73,887 seats within the rural spaces of the state with 5.67 crore other people deciding the destiny of round 2.06 lakh applicants, they stated.

BJP polling agent Madhab Biswas was once allegedly killed in Falimari gram panchayat in Coochbehar district, they stated.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The BJP alleged that after Biswas attempted to go into the polling sales space he was once stopped via TMC supporters, and because the scenario escalated, they killed him.

The TMC denied the allegations.

The supporter of an Unbiased candidate died in Kadambagachi house in North 24 Paraganas district after he was once overwhelmed up in a single day, police stated.

The deceased was once known as 41-year-old Abdullah.

He died whilst present process remedy at an area health facility within the morning, Superintendent of Police Bhaskar Mukherjee stated.

Protesting in opposition to the killing, locals blocked the Taki Street within the early hours however they had been got rid of via the police.

A TMC employee was once killed in Murshidabad district’s Kapasdanga house in a single day in poll-related violence.

The deceased was once known as Babar Ali, officers stated.

The ruling TMC stated that two of its staff had been killed in Rejinagar and Khargram in Murshidabad district, and someone else in Tufanganj in Coochbehar district.

“The polling began peacefully, however Congress, BJP and CPI(M) are attacking TMC staff since final evening. 3 of our staff have died in Rejinagar, Tufanganj and Khargram. And, two of our staff had been injured in Domkal. The place are the central forces?” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh requested.

The brother of a TMC chief was once killed in a conflict with Congress supporters in Malda district, police stated.

The incident came about in Jisharattola in Manikchak police station house.

The deceased was once known as Malek Sheikh, they stated.

#WATCH | West Bengal #PanchayatElection | Abdullah, the sales space agent of an unbiased candidate killed in Pirgachha of North 24 Parganas district. Villagers degree a protest and insist the arrest of the accused and allege that the husband of TMC candidate Munna Bibi is in the back of the… percent.twitter.com/XHu1Rcpv6j
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
The TMC alleged that the husband of one in all its applicants was once shot at in Nadia district’s Narayanpur house via CPI(M) supporters, a fee denied via the opposition birthday party.

Allegations of makes an attempt to loot poll packing containers and assault citizens had been made via the entire events. Clashes had been additionally reported from different portions of the state.

CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim shared a video of open poll packing containers mendacity within the box, tweeting, “Vote is over! Situation of the ballots, poll packing containers in one of the most cubicles. Btw this percent is from Diamond Harbour.”

A minimum of 600 firms of central forces were deployed for the elections together with round 70,000 state police.

Sharing a video on Twitter, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that poll packing containers had been set ablaze at a sales space in Coochbehar district with ballot officers having fled the scene.

Governor CV Ananda Bose visited portions of the North 24 Parganas district and interacted with the folks.

There are 63,229 gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, whilst 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts as Darjeeling and Kalimpong have a two-tier device with Gorkhaland Territorial Management (GTA) and Siliguri Sub-divisional Council on the best.

Lengthy queues outdoor polling cubicles had been noticed as early as 6 am with other people turning out early amid the intermittent rains.

The ruling TMC is contesting the entire 928 seats in zilla parishads, 9,419 seats in panchayat samitis and 61,591 seats in gram panchayats.

The BJP has fielded applicants in 897 zilla parishad seats, 7,032 panchayat samiti seats and 38,475 seats in gram panchayats.

The CPI(M) is combating 747 zilla parishad seats, 6,752 panchayat samiti seats and 35,411 gram panchayat seats.

The Congress is contesting 644 zilla parishad seats, 2,197 panchayat samiti seats and 11,774 gram panchayat seats.

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