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  • TMC, BJP move swords over imposition of Article 355 in West Bengal over rural ballot violence 

    Via PTI

    KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress and the BJP on Thursday sparred over the latter’s call for that Article 355 of the Charter be imposed in West Bengal on account of the panchayat poll-related violence, which the ruling birthday party claimed to be a “ploy to malign the state.”

    Article 355 states that it’s the responsibility of the Union to offer protection to the states from inside disturbances and exterior aggression.

    A number of senior BJP leaders had been tough the imposition of Article 355 within the state, mentioning the killings of greater than 34 other folks right through the agricultural ballot procedure since closing month.

    “Loose and truthful polls will probably be imaginable provided that Article 355 is imposed within the state. The legislation and order scenario has totally failed within the state,” BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar stated.

    BJP’s Cooch Behar MP and Union MoS for House Nisith Pramanik stated the TMC executive will have to make sure that post-poll violence stops.

    “This is a democratically elected executive. However this can be a subject of disgrace that such calls for are being raised via a piece of other folks and from more than a few quarters that Article 355 is imposed within the state,” he stated.

    West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that 19 other folks, most commonly from her TMC, died in poll-related violence because the election date was once introduced on June 8.

    Police assets, on the other hand, have put the collection of fatalities at 38 however agree that no less than 60 according to cent of those that misplaced their lives have been affiliated with the TMC.

    Reacting to the call for, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh stated, “It’s the BJP which is attempting to vitiate the ambience of the state in order that they may be able to act on their ploy to impose Article 355 within the state,” “It’s TMC cadres who’re being killed within the state.

    The BJP has unleashed a reign of terror and violence around the state.

    The calls for of Article 355 are aimed toward diverting consideration from their humiliating defeat in rural polls,” he stated.

    TMC minister Shashi Panja stated the allegations of TMC being perpetrators of violence are baseless.

    “The BJP’s allegations are aimed toward growing an environment the place they may be able to impose Article 355. They must first take a look at BJP-ruled Manipur, which has been burning for the closing two months,” she stated.

    The ruling Trinamool Congress steamrolled to an enormous victory in West Bengal’s violence-scarred rural polls, bagging all zila parishads and successful nearly all of the seats within the panchayat samiti and gram panchayats.

    KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress and the BJP on Thursday sparred over the latter’s call for that Article 355 of the Charter be imposed in West Bengal on account of the panchayat poll-related violence, which the ruling birthday party claimed to be a “ploy to malign the state.”

    Article 355 states that it’s the responsibility of the Union to offer protection to the states from inside disturbances and exterior aggression.

    A number of senior BJP leaders had been tough the imposition of Article 355 within the state, mentioning the killings of greater than 34 other folks right through the agricultural ballot procedure since closing month.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “Loose and truthful polls will probably be imaginable provided that Article 355 is imposed within the state. The legislation and order scenario has totally failed within the state,” BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar stated.

    BJP’s Cooch Behar MP and Union MoS for House Nisith Pramanik stated the TMC executive will have to make sure that post-poll violence stops.

    “This is a democratically elected executive. However this can be a subject of disgrace that such calls for are being raised via a piece of other folks and from more than a few quarters that Article 355 is imposed within the state,” he stated.

    West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that 19 other folks, most commonly from her TMC, died in poll-related violence because the election date was once introduced on June 8.

    Police assets, on the other hand, have put the collection of fatalities at 38 however agree that no less than 60 according to cent of those that misplaced their lives have been affiliated with the TMC.

    Reacting to the call for, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh stated, “It’s the BJP which is attempting to vitiate the ambience of the state in order that they may be able to act on their ploy to impose Article 355 within the state,” “It’s TMC cadres who’re being killed within the state.

    The BJP has unleashed a reign of terror and violence around the state.

    The calls for of Article 355 are aimed toward diverting consideration from their humiliating defeat in rural polls,” he stated.

    TMC minister Shashi Panja stated the allegations of TMC being perpetrators of violence are baseless.

    “The BJP’s allegations are aimed toward growing an environment the place they may be able to impose Article 355. They must first take a look at BJP-ruled Manipur, which has been burning for the closing two months,” she stated.

    The ruling Trinamool Congress steamrolled to an enormous victory in West Bengal’s violence-scarred rural polls, bagging all zila parishads and successful nearly all of the seats within the panchayat samiti and gram panchayats.

  • Smriti Irani objectives TMC and Congress on ‘Maut ka Khela’ in West Bengal panchayat polls

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    BHOPAL: Whilst terming the killing of 16 folks in ballot violence all the way through Saturday’s three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal as ‘Maut ka Khela’, union minister Smriti Zubin Irani focused each the Mamta Banerjee-led TMC in addition to the Congress over the killings.

    “All I will be able to say is that individuals are seeing the homicide of democracy happening in West Bengal all the way through the panchayat polls. Folks have been killed as a result of they sought after to vote. Now, the Gandhi circle of relatives is decided to align with the similar TMC.”

    “I’ve a distinct query for the Gandhi circle of relatives; is it nonetheless keen to align with those that are wreaking havoc in West Bengal? Individuals are getting killed as a result of they need to vote, why is that this Maut Ka Khela appropriate to Rahul Gandhi?” Irani puzzled whilst speaking to reporters in Bhopal on Sunday.

    A minimum of 16 folks have been reportedly killed in violence in several districts all the way through the panchayat polls in West Bengal on Saturday.

    Previous, addressing a regional symposium within the MP capital on kid coverage, protection, welfare and rights, the union minister knowledgeable that the central executive has devoted Rs 74 crore for the care, well-being, training and ability construction of rape and different sexual offence sufferers (who’re elderly underneath 18 years) beneath the Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. “Rs 4,000 per 30 days sum can be given to such ladies and if they’re housed in kid care establishments, particular efforts can be made for the training and ability construction too,” Irani knowledgeable.

    Inquiring for the kid welfare committees (CWCs) to organize an inventory of older age youngsters (the ones elderly above six years) housed in childcare establishments, the minister mentioned those lists will allow the federal government and different stakeholders to paintings for buying those older age youngsters followed via households.

    “We’ve already initiated this paintings in two states, out of the 9000 instances evaluated, particular consideration used to be paid to 3000 youngsters, out of which, instances of 160 have already been offered for adoption via households in simply two-three weeks. Whilst households are desperate to undertake youngsters as much as 6 years residing in youngsters care properties, there are hardly ever any takers for the older age staff youngsters. We need to make certain that the ones youngsters, a lot of whom haven’t noticed any individual visiting them for 2-3 years, would not have to reside in youngsters’s properties until reaching 18 years of age, however are in reality followed via households.”

    The minister additionally requested CWCs to spot such youngsters in institutional care, who may also be reunited with their households. “The sustained makes an attempt via the Nationwide Fee for Coverage of Kid Rights, State Commissions for Coverage of Kid Rights and CWCs has enabled reunification of one.45 lakh such youngsters with their households in the previous couple of years nationally.  

    Whilst keeping up that development workplaces of CWCs used to be the duty of the central executive, Irani sought proposals from all office-less CWCs on this regard, in order that the method of giving them correct workplaces may also be expedited.

    “The federal government in particular desires to create correct kid care and coverage infrastructure in the ones spaces (together with border spaces) which can be maximum susceptible to kid trafficking. Within the ultimate 9 years, 3.92 lakh lacking, kidnapped and trafficked youngsters had been reunited with their households around the nation because of the efforts of all stakeholders,” she mentioned whilst addressing a regional symposium on kid coverage, protection, welfare and rights held beneath the Vatsal Bharat in Bhopal on Sunday.

    Representatives of kid welfare committees (CWCs), Juvenile Justice Forums (JJBs), Village Youngsters Coverage Gadgets (VCPUs) and Anganwadi employees from MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan attended the symposium.

    Childline passed over to states

    The union minister additionally knowledgeable on Sunday, concerning the determination handy over Childline to states, to make certain that misery calls via youngsters in hassle get hooked up immediately to native police and management, adopted via fast reaction at the problems.

    Childline 1098 is a 24-hour-a-day emergency helpline carrier for youngsters wanting help and help. The just about 26-year-old Childline is partnered with civil society and the federal government.

    BHOPAL: Whilst terming the killing of 16 folks in ballot violence all the way through Saturday’s three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal as ‘Maut ka Khela’, union minister Smriti Zubin Irani focused each the Mamta Banerjee-led TMC in addition to the Congress over the killings.

    “All I will be able to say is that individuals are seeing the homicide of democracy happening in West Bengal all the way through the panchayat polls. Folks have been killed as a result of they sought after to vote. Now, the Gandhi circle of relatives is decided to align with the similar TMC.”

    “I’ve a distinct query for the Gandhi circle of relatives; is it nonetheless keen to align with those that are wreaking havoc in West Bengal? Individuals are getting killed as a result of they need to vote, why is that this Maut Ka Khela appropriate to Rahul Gandhi?” Irani puzzled whilst speaking to reporters in Bhopal on Sunday.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    A minimum of 16 folks have been reportedly killed in violence in several districts all the way through the panchayat polls in West Bengal on Saturday.

    Previous, addressing a regional symposium within the MP capital on kid coverage, protection, welfare and rights, the union minister knowledgeable that the central executive has devoted Rs 74 crore for the care, well-being, training and ability construction of rape and different sexual offence sufferers (who’re elderly underneath 18 years) beneath the Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. “Rs 4,000 per 30 days sum can be given to such ladies and if they’re housed in kid care establishments, particular efforts can be made for the training and ability construction too,” Irani knowledgeable.

    Inquiring for the kid welfare committees (CWCs) to organize an inventory of older age youngsters (the ones elderly above six years) housed in childcare establishments, the minister mentioned those lists will allow the federal government and different stakeholders to paintings for buying those older age youngsters followed via households.

    “We’ve already initiated this paintings in two states, out of the 9000 instances evaluated, particular consideration used to be paid to 3000 youngsters, out of which, instances of 160 have already been offered for adoption via households in simply two-three weeks. Whilst households are desperate to undertake youngsters as much as 6 years residing in youngsters care properties, there are hardly ever any takers for the older age staff youngsters. We need to make certain that the ones youngsters, a lot of whom haven’t noticed any individual visiting them for 2-3 years, would not have to reside in youngsters’s properties until reaching 18 years of age, however are in reality followed via households.”

    The minister additionally requested CWCs to spot such youngsters in institutional care, who may also be reunited with their households. “The sustained makes an attempt via the Nationwide Fee for Coverage of Kid Rights, State Commissions for Coverage of Kid Rights and CWCs has enabled reunification of one.45 lakh such youngsters with their households in the previous couple of years nationally.  

    Whilst keeping up that development workplaces of CWCs used to be the duty of the central executive, Irani sought proposals from all office-less CWCs on this regard, in order that the method of giving them correct workplaces may also be expedited.

    “The federal government in particular desires to create correct kid care and coverage infrastructure in the ones spaces (together with border spaces) which can be maximum susceptible to kid trafficking. Within the ultimate 9 years, 3.92 lakh lacking, kidnapped and trafficked youngsters had been reunited with their households around the nation because of the efforts of all stakeholders,” she mentioned whilst addressing a regional symposium on kid coverage, protection, welfare and rights held beneath the Vatsal Bharat in Bhopal on Sunday.

    Representatives of kid welfare committees (CWCs), Juvenile Justice Forums (JJBs), Village Youngsters Coverage Gadgets (VCPUs) and Anganwadi employees from MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan attended the symposium.

    Childline passed over to states

    The union minister additionally knowledgeable on Sunday, concerning the determination handy over Childline to states, to make certain that misery calls via youngsters in hassle get hooked up immediately to native police and management, adopted via fast reaction at the problems.

    Childline 1098 is a 24-hour-a-day emergency helpline carrier for youngsters wanting help and help. The just about 26-year-old Childline is partnered with civil society and the federal government.

  • Bengal ballot: Loss of life toll rises to 17, Governor Bose leaves for unscheduled Delhi consult with

    Through Categorical Information Carrier

    KOLKATA: With 5 extra individuals succumbing to their accidents that they won all through violence on Saturday, the entire demise toll within the rural polls in West Bengal has long gone as much as 17. The governor, C.V. Ananda Bose, who had visited quite a few strife-hit spaces close to Kolkata, left for Delhi which is alleged to be his unscheduled consult with to the nationwide capital.

    Requested whether or not he would publish a report back to the Centre, Bose, after his consult with on Saturday mentioned, “I can do no matter a governor is anticipated.”

    Because the choice of overall demise larger to 17, Bengal’s ruling celebration misplaced its 10 activists within the violence all through Saturday’s electoral workout to come to a decision who will dominate Bengal’s rural panorama for the following 5 years. Two extra Congress staff have been additionally reported useless.

    A number of the 5 recent sufferers of violence, 3 have been recognized as TMC staff, who have been killed in Cooch Behar, North Dinajpur and Murshidabad districts and two as Congress supporters who have been discovered useless in North Dinajpur.

    Bose had visited quite a few spaces in Kolkata’s adjacent North 24 Parganas on Saturday from the place he won knowledge of violence. Reacting to the violence on Saturday he had mentioned, “That is probably the most sacred day for democracy. An election will have to be thru ballots and no longer bullets. It must motive worry to all people.”

    Relating to the absence of the Central Armed Paramilitary Power (CAPF), state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday alleged it used to be a conspiracy hatched through the TMC and the BJP. “The Centre behind schedule to ship the whole quantity of central drive, that have been 837 corporations, requisitioned through the State Election Fee (SEC) to safe benefit in favour of the TMC,” he alleged.

    When oppositions alleged that the central drive used to be no longer utilised correctly through the state ballot panel, Leader Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha on Saturday mentioned the ballot frame requisitioned 837 corporations of the Central Armed Paramilitary Power (CAPF) however 649 corporations have been to be had at the day of the election. “Rests are on their approach to the state,” he had mentioned.

    In line with the SEC, the state recorded 81 in line with cent of polling on Saturday. “On Monday, re-poll will likely be held in quite a few cubicles the place elections may just no longer be carried out for regulation and order problems,” mentioned an respectable of the state ballot panel.

    The SEC won studies of post-poll violence and protests from many wallet around the state. At Harishchandrapur in Malda, TMC minister Tajmul Hossain’s automobile used to be vandalised overdue on Saturday evening and a police automobile used to be additionally attacked.

    Protests have been staged through opposition events at a number of puts. Congress staff protested in Murshidabad’s Beldanga alleging the supporters of the ruling TMC indulged in intimidation and false balloting with impunity all through the polls.

    In Birbhum, the place BJP as soon as made inroads, staff of the saffron camp took safe haven in its celebration places of work fearing assault through the TMC’s males. “We witnessed remarkable violence unleashed through the TMC activists on Saturday. They threatened us with dire penalties. We took safe haven in celebration places of work to avoid wasting our lives from the blood-thirsty cadres of the ruling celebration,” mentioned a BJP employee in Suri.

    KOLKATA: With 5 extra individuals succumbing to their accidents that they won all through violence on Saturday, the entire demise toll within the rural polls in West Bengal has long gone as much as 17. The governor, C.V. Ananda Bose, who had visited quite a few strife-hit spaces close to Kolkata, left for Delhi which is alleged to be his unscheduled consult with to the nationwide capital.

    Requested whether or not he would publish a report back to the Centre, Bose, after his consult with on Saturday mentioned, “I can do no matter a governor is anticipated.”

    Because the choice of overall demise larger to 17, Bengal’s ruling celebration misplaced its 10 activists within the violence all through Saturday’s electoral workout to come to a decision who will dominate Bengal’s rural panorama for the following 5 years. Two extra Congress staff have been additionally reported useless.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    A number of the 5 recent sufferers of violence, 3 have been recognized as TMC staff, who have been killed in Cooch Behar, North Dinajpur and Murshidabad districts and two as Congress supporters who have been discovered useless in North Dinajpur.

    Bose had visited quite a few spaces in Kolkata’s adjacent North 24 Parganas on Saturday from the place he won knowledge of violence. Reacting to the violence on Saturday he had mentioned, “That is probably the most sacred day for democracy. An election will have to be thru ballots and no longer bullets. It must motive worry to all people.”

    Relating to the absence of the Central Armed Paramilitary Power (CAPF), state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday alleged it used to be a conspiracy hatched through the TMC and the BJP. “The Centre behind schedule to ship the whole quantity of central drive, that have been 837 corporations, requisitioned through the State Election Fee (SEC) to safe benefit in favour of the TMC,” he alleged.

    When oppositions alleged that the central drive used to be no longer utilised correctly through the state ballot panel, Leader Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha on Saturday mentioned the ballot frame requisitioned 837 corporations of the Central Armed Paramilitary Power (CAPF) however 649 corporations have been to be had at the day of the election. “Rests are on their approach to the state,” he had mentioned.

    In line with the SEC, the state recorded 81 in line with cent of polling on Saturday. “On Monday, re-poll will likely be held in quite a few cubicles the place elections may just no longer be carried out for regulation and order problems,” mentioned an respectable of the state ballot panel.

    The SEC won studies of post-poll violence and protests from many wallet around the state. At Harishchandrapur in Malda, TMC minister Tajmul Hossain’s automobile used to be vandalised overdue on Saturday evening and a police automobile used to be additionally attacked.

    Protests have been staged through opposition events at a number of puts. Congress staff protested in Murshidabad’s Beldanga alleging the supporters of the ruling TMC indulged in intimidation and false balloting with impunity all through the polls.

    In Birbhum, the place BJP as soon as made inroads, staff of the saffron camp took safe haven in its celebration places of work fearing assault through the TMC’s males. “We witnessed remarkable violence unleashed through the TMC activists on Saturday. They threatened us with dire penalties. We took safe haven in celebration places of work to avoid wasting our lives from the blood-thirsty cadres of the ruling celebration,” mentioned a BJP employee in Suri.

  • Bengal ballot violence: Congress chief seeks pressing listening to of HC to claim polls null and void

    By way of PTI

    KOLKATA: Congress chief Kaustav Bagchi stated he made a illustration to the Leader Justice of the Calcutta Top Courtroom searching for an pressing listening to of a prayer searching for that Saturday’s panchayat elections in West Bengal be declared null and void because of violence and killings.

    Six other people had been killed until midday because the panchayat polls began at 7 am and every other 3 died in alleged poll-related violence since middle of the night within the state.

    In search of the charter of a different bench for an pressing listening to on Saturday, Bagchi, who could also be a legal professional, stated he has made a illustration to the Leader Justice.

    He prayed that the agricultural polls within the state be declared null and void.

    “I’ve prayed that the courtroom takes suo motu cognisance of the violence and killings and violation of the prime courtroom’s previous orders to verify loose and honest polls,” he stated.

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    KOLKATA: Congress chief Kaustav Bagchi stated he made a illustration to the Leader Justice of the Calcutta Top Courtroom searching for an pressing listening to of a prayer searching for that Saturday’s panchayat elections in West Bengal be declared null and void because of violence and killings.

    Six other people had been killed until midday because the panchayat polls began at 7 am and every other 3 died in alleged poll-related violence since middle of the night within the state.

    In search of the charter of a different bench for an pressing listening to on Saturday, Bagchi, who could also be a legal professional, stated he has made a illustration to the Leader Justice.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    He prayed that the agricultural polls within the state be declared null and void.

    “I’ve prayed that the courtroom takes suo motu cognisance of the violence and killings and violation of the prime courtroom’s previous orders to verify loose and honest polls,” he stated.

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