Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The new body language of the personnel of West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, which was evident in the two phases of state Assembly polls on April 23 and April 29, gives a clear indication of the inevitable change of regime in the state this time, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s former national vice-president and the former state president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday.“In both the phases of polls, especially in the second phase on Wednesday, the central forces have…
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Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The polling percentage in the second phase of elections for 142 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal on April 29 has been recorded at 92.47 till midnight, thus taking the overall average percentage in the two phases to a record high of 92.85.However, as clarified by insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, on Thursday morning, neither of these figures is final as tabulation will be available later in the day.The polling percentage fig…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Saturday lashed out at opposition parties, saying that since they fail to garner votes during elections, they are now “venting out” their frustration on the Election Commission.The reactions came after 73 Opposition members of the Rajya Sabha submitted a notice of motion to the Secretary-General seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.The motion, addressed to the President of India, allege…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan has sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) raising concerns over the delay in publishing detailed and authenticated data related to the Kerala Assembly elections held on April 9, calling for immediate corrective steps to uphold transparency.In his letter circulated to the media on Monday, Satheesan pointed out that three days after polling concluded, the Election Commission is yet to releas…
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 …
Kanpur, April 8 (IANS) Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday took a dig at the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh, saying “Kanpur has been made Badnaampur” under the party’s rule.Akhilesh Yadav visited the city to pay tribute to his security guard and meet the latter’s family members.Speaking to reporters, he accused the BJP of failing to deliver its promise to clean the rivers.”The situation of the drains here (in Kanpur) reflects the situation of the BJP. There are two rivers …
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday shot off a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, accusing poll officials in West Bengal, including the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, of political bias in favour of the BJP.In the letter to the CEC, signed jointly by four party Rajya Sabha members namely Derek O’Brien, Sagarika Ghose, Menaka Guruswami and Saket Gokhale, the CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal has been accused of being politically bia…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, will hold a virtual meeting with all Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed poll observers for West Bengal on Wednesday to discuss the current polling booths’ infrastructure in the state for the forthcoming two-phase assembly elections scheduled later this month. An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the Commission is not satisfied with the polling booths’ infrastr…
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, has accused the Kolkata Police of deputing covert cops to shadow him during his ongoing campaign for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, where he is pitted against Trinamool Congress candidate and Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee.The LoP has sent an email communiqué to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), where he has also named three police personnel, including an inspector…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the suspension of four officers of Kolkata Police, including a deputy commissioner ranking officer, in relation to the tension near the convoy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari on April 1. The convoy was approaching the Alipore Survey Building in South Kolkata, where Adhikari was supposed to file his nomination for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency.The four polic…