Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the transfers of 149 lower-level police officers of the ranks of Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors and also their removal from any poll-related duty in West Bengal.Among the 149 cops transferred and removed from poll-related duties, 81 are Inspector-rank officers, and the remaining 68 are Sub-Inspector rank officers.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that these Inspectors and Sub…
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New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared glimpses of the enthusiasm witnessed in Asansol, stating that the people of West Bengal are supporting the BJP’s development agenda and will not back the Trinamool Congress.Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi wrote, “A glimpse of the enthusiasm in Asansol yesterday. West Bengal is supporting BJP’s development agenda and will never support TMC.”In the video, which is 1 minute and 18 seconds long and was sh…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with a plea to impose immediate ban and campaign restrictions on the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a specific period of time amid the crucial two-phase Assembly polls in the state later this month. In the letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday, the BJP had accused the Chief Minister of incitement to violence against the central armed …
Palakkad, April 8 (IANS) NDA candidate Sobha Surendran has strongly denied allegations that a BJP worker distributed money to a voter in Kerala’s Palakkad area, terming the charge a “scripted attempt” to malign her during the final phase of campaigning for the Assembly polls.The BJP leader asserted that she would pursue the matter legally, including filing a police complaint against a media organisation and its reporter, whom she accused of conspiring to damage her public image.Addressing th…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday strongly criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks against party leaders, calling his language “offensive and uncivilised” and condemning the action taken against party spokesperson Pawan Khera. Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said: “The Chief Minister has used such an offensive language against our National President Mallikarjun Kharge and our leaders and us, including Rahul Gandhi, which cannot be the la…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal has concluded following the release of the final supplementary list. Statistical analysis indicates that this marks the first instance of a decline in the number of voters in the state, following a steep and continuous increase since 2011, the year which marked the conclusion of the 34-year Left Front government and the onset of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress governance in the state.According to the Chief Ele…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Tuesday, told that from February 26 to April 6, illegal and unauthorised items worth around Rs 327.44 crore have been seized in West Bengal, which is going for the crucial two-phase Assembly polls later this month. The West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) Office has released a press statement giving details of such seizures.Of the total amount, the cash seizure amounted to Rs 11.01 crore.The monetary value of the illegal l…
Payyannur (Kerala), April 6 (IANS) In the runup to the Kerala Assembly polls on Thursday, the Payyannur constituency in Kannur district has emerged as a politically charged battleground, marked by rebellion, allegations of electoral malpractice, and a high-stakes contest between former allies.Independent candidate V. Kunjikrishnan, once a loyal CPI-M functionary and a member of its powerful Kannur district committee, has lodged a formal complaint with the District Election Officer alleging large…
Puducherry, April 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin is set to campaign in Puducherry on Monday, as the union territory heads into the final phase of high-voltage electioneering ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls. The visit comes at a crucial juncture, with just days left for voters to decide the fate of candidates contesting across all 30 constituencies.Stalin will address a public meeting at 5 p.m. at the Thattanchavady Regulated Sales Complex, where he is expect…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) A suspicious drone was spotted near the helicopter of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Malatipur in Malda district on Saturday, while the CM was there to address a campaign rally ahead of the crucial two-phase Assembly polls in the state later this month.The Chief Minister herself spotted the drone while she was getting into the chopper after finishing her address at Malatipur. She immediately directed the police officers present at the spot to investigate th…