Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Trinamool Congress candidate, Jahangir Khan on Tuesday criticised Election Commission-appointed police observer Ajay Pal Sharma, after he was seen issuing threats to his family members and locals in Falta constituency in South 24 Parganas district’s Diamond Harbour.Speaking to IANS, the Trinamool candidate from Falta constituency said, “Around 3 P.M. yesterday, he came and tried to threaten my security staff at this party office. Then he went and tried to threaten my fam…
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Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Election Commission has asked the police to take action following the circulation of an offensive meme video ahead of the second phase of voting in West Bengal, officials said on Monday.According to Commission officials, the meme video targets Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Although no formal complaint has been lodged so far, the Commission directed the police to initiate action as soon as the matter came to its notice.Officials indicated that a case may be register…
Gandhinagar, April 27 (IANS) The Gujarat chapter of the Indian Police Service (IPS) Association on Monday submitted a memorandum to the State Election Commission, seeking action against AAP MLA Gopal Italia over remarks made in a recent social media broadcast, which it termed “abusive, derogatory and defamatory” towards the police force and election authorities.The submission follows a Facebook Live video streamed by Italia on April 26, which later circulated widely across social media platf…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Election Commission has appointed IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, known as the ‘encounter specialist’ of Uttar Pradesh, as the new police observer of South 24 Parganas district. This step is seen as a measure to maintain law and order in various sensitive areas of the state ahead of the second phase of voting.In this situation, a video of Ajay Pal Sharma has gone viral on social media, sparking a new political debate.In the video, he is seen going to the house …
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Election Commission’s flying squads and security agencies have so far seized cash, liquor and other freebies worth Rs 510.10 crore in West Bengal, where the second and final phase of voting for Assembly elections is scheduled on April 29, an official said on Monday. The seizure of freebies and other inducement articles till Monday in the state has already surpassed the Rs 339 crore mark of such inducement items recovered by the election department and security agencies…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) When West Bengal goes to poll in the second and last phase of Assembly election on Wednesday, the Matua community will hold an important position in determining the outcome of the May 4 results, especially in the two North Parganas districts, and Nadia.Primarily spread across North 24 Parganas and Nadia, the bloc is seen as the single most decisive swing-constituency within several key Assembly seats.From Gaighata and Bangaon Dakshin to Habra and Hasnabad, analysts est…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from Arambagh in West Bengal, Mitali Bag, was injured after she came under attack in Hooghly district’s Goghat on Monday afternoon while she was on her way to attend an election rally of party national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.Her car was reportedly vandalised in the incident, and she sustained injuries while seated in the front seat beside the driver. The TMC MP accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters of carrying out the …
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Monday claimed that the joining of seven AAP MPs, including Raghav Chadha, into the BJP was a “merger of corruption”, coming after weeks of political speculation. Slamming the move, the Thackeray camp in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said Chadha — who once labelled the BJP a “party of goons” — was welcomed with sweets by BJP President Nabin. These leaders have entered the BJP’s “washing machine”, w…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Following reports of voter intimidation in Kakdwip, located in the Diamond Harbour area of South 24 Parganas district, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Agarwal, is scheduled to visit the region on Sunday to take stock of the situation.As soon as the matter came to light, the election officer in charge in Kakdwip and the police there have been instructed to make arrangements so that voters can cast their votes fearlessly and no one faces any threat….
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Police have filed an FIR on the instructions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) related to an incident of threatening voters in Diamond Harbour in West Bengal’s 24 Parganas district, said officials on Sunday. The Commission received a complaint that voters were being intimidated in the Kakdwip area of Diamond Harbour. A complaint was filed against a bike procession from which threatening slogans were raised against voters.The ECI has ordered the election officer a…