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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.

  • West Bengal Governor summons state ballot panel leader 

    Through PTI

    KOLKATA: An afternoon after paying a seek advice from to violence-hit Bhangore in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, Governor CV Ananda Bose summoned State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha to Raj Bhavan on Saturday to temporary him in regards to the scenario, an reliable mentioned.

    Assets added Sinha has been referred to as by means of Bose to replace him in regards to the violence that claimed 4 lives within the state and steps taken to comprise the location.

    “The Governor has summoned Sinha at 2 pm to apprise him of the present scenario within the wake of the violence,” an reliable mentioned.

    After visiting Bhangore on Friday, the Governor mentioned measures should be taken to finish political violence and confident that “perpetrators can be completely silenced” and delivered to e book.

    After speaking to citizens and senior law enforcement officials there, Bose mentioned they wouldn’t tolerate violence.

    Over 5 crore electorate are eligible to workout their franchise within the state’s three-tier panchayat elections to elect just about 74,000 applicants in zilla parishads, panchayat samitis, and gram panchayats.

    KOLKATA: An afternoon after paying a seek advice from to violence-hit Bhangore in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, Governor CV Ananda Bose summoned State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha to Raj Bhavan on Saturday to temporary him in regards to the scenario, an reliable mentioned.

    Assets added Sinha has been referred to as by means of Bose to replace him in regards to the violence that claimed 4 lives within the state and steps taken to comprise the location.

    “The Governor has summoned Sinha at 2 pm to apprise him of the present scenario within the wake of the violence,” an reliable mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    After visiting Bhangore on Friday, the Governor mentioned measures should be taken to finish political violence and confident that “perpetrators can be completely silenced” and delivered to e book.

    After speaking to citizens and senior law enforcement officials there, Bose mentioned they wouldn’t tolerate violence.

    Over 5 crore electorate are eligible to workout their franchise within the state’s three-tier panchayat elections to elect just about 74,000 applicants in zilla parishads, panchayat samitis, and gram panchayats.

  • Two TMC employees killed in bomb blast in Bengal’s Birbhum; SP transferred

    Via PTI

    KOLKATA: Two ruling Trinamool Congress employees on a bike have been killed when bombs have been hurled at them in West Bengal’s Birbhum district forward of the panchayat elections, the police stated on Sunday.

    Whilst the opposition BJP and the Congress alleged that the killings have been a fallout of the TMC’s infighting, the ruling get together pointed palms on the grand outdated get together of India.

    The superintendent of police of the district used to be transferred inside of 24 hours of the incident, although the management claimed that the transfer isn’t associated with the killings.

    TMC employees Newton Sheikh and his better half Laltu Sheikh, brother of the native panchayat leader, have been going someplace on a motorbike when some miscreants hurled bombs at them on Saturday night, police stated.

    Whilst Newton died at evening, Laltu succumbed to his accidents at SSKM Sanatorium in Kolkata, the place he used to be shifted from Rampurhat Sanatorium within the district.

    The relations of the deceased individuals alleged that the bombs have been thrown by way of goons of the Congress because the get together used to be fearful of the “expanding reputation” of the 2 within the space forward of the panchayat polls due this yr.

    Countering their claims, West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated the get together has little presence at Margram so that you can perform such an assault.

    “We all know that the attackers and sufferers each belong to the TMC,” Chowdhury claimed.

    BJP nationwide Vice-President Dilip Ghosh stated, “TMC activists are attacking themselves and getting killed within the struggle to get the spoils over minimize cash. The placement will finish handiest after the removing of this regime.”

    West Bengal minister and senior TMC chief Firhad Hakim, on the other hand, denied there may be any intra-party competition at the back of the killings.

    Giving a twist to the incident, Hakim questioned whether or not Maoists might be concerned within the assault as Birbhum district stocks borders with Jharkhand the place the pink rebels are lively.

    The police must examine all sides to learn how and why the 2 have been attacked, Hakim stated in Kolkata.

    In the meantime, the West Bengal executive on Sunday transferred Birbhum district Superintendent of Police Nagendra Nath Tripathi and taken every other IPS officer Bhaskar Mukherjee in his position.

    A notification from the state secretariat ‘Nabanna’ stated Tripathi has been requested to take over as an officer on particular accountability (OSD) at West Bengal Police Directorate right away.

    Mukherjee used to be the SP of the Sunderban Police District.

    He’s going to get replaced by way of Koteswara Rao Nalavath, the SP (headquarters), Anti-Corruption Department, the notification stated.

    A senior authentic of the state secretariat described the mini reshuffle in IPS ranks as “purely administrative” although it used to be effected inside of an afternoon of the killing of 2 TMC activists.

    Ghosh claimed that IPS officials, “regardless of pledging loyalty to the ruling get together”, are being shunted and this can be a unhappy remark over the present state of affairs.

    “This beauty step is not going to lend a hand in unearthing the massive selection of crude bombs stockpiled by way of the ruling get together forward of the panchayat elections,” the BJP chief stated.

    TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen, on the other hand, stated it used to be a purely administrative resolution.

    KOLKATA: Two ruling Trinamool Congress employees on a bike have been killed when bombs have been hurled at them in West Bengal’s Birbhum district forward of the panchayat elections, the police stated on Sunday.

    Whilst the opposition BJP and the Congress alleged that the killings have been a fallout of the TMC’s infighting, the ruling get together pointed palms on the grand outdated get together of India.

    The superintendent of police of the district used to be transferred inside of 24 hours of the incident, although the management claimed that the transfer isn’t associated with the killings.

    TMC employees Newton Sheikh and his better half Laltu Sheikh, brother of the native panchayat leader, have been going someplace on a motorbike when some miscreants hurled bombs at them on Saturday night, police stated.

    Whilst Newton died at evening, Laltu succumbed to his accidents at SSKM Sanatorium in Kolkata, the place he used to be shifted from Rampurhat Sanatorium within the district.

    The relations of the deceased individuals alleged that the bombs have been thrown by way of goons of the Congress because the get together used to be fearful of the “expanding reputation” of the 2 within the space forward of the panchayat polls due this yr.

    Countering their claims, West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated the get together has little presence at Margram so that you can perform such an assault.

    “We all know that the attackers and sufferers each belong to the TMC,” Chowdhury claimed.

    BJP nationwide Vice-President Dilip Ghosh stated, “TMC activists are attacking themselves and getting killed within the struggle to get the spoils over minimize cash. The placement will finish handiest after the removing of this regime.”

    West Bengal minister and senior TMC chief Firhad Hakim, on the other hand, denied there may be any intra-party competition at the back of the killings.

    Giving a twist to the incident, Hakim questioned whether or not Maoists might be concerned within the assault as Birbhum district stocks borders with Jharkhand the place the pink rebels are lively.

    The police must examine all sides to learn how and why the 2 have been attacked, Hakim stated in Kolkata.

    In the meantime, the West Bengal executive on Sunday transferred Birbhum district Superintendent of Police Nagendra Nath Tripathi and taken every other IPS officer Bhaskar Mukherjee in his position.

    A notification from the state secretariat ‘Nabanna’ stated Tripathi has been requested to take over as an officer on particular accountability (OSD) at West Bengal Police Directorate right away.

    Mukherjee used to be the SP of the Sunderban Police District.

    He’s going to get replaced by way of Koteswara Rao Nalavath, the SP (headquarters), Anti-Corruption Department, the notification stated.

    A senior authentic of the state secretariat described the mini reshuffle in IPS ranks as “purely administrative” although it used to be effected inside of an afternoon of the killing of 2 TMC activists.

    Ghosh claimed that IPS officials, “regardless of pledging loyalty to the ruling get together”, are being shunted and this can be a unhappy remark over the present state of affairs.

    “This beauty step is not going to lend a hand in unearthing the massive selection of crude bombs stockpiled by way of the ruling get together forward of the panchayat elections,” the BJP chief stated.

    TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen, on the other hand, stated it used to be a purely administrative resolution.