Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Amid the second phase of polling in West Bengal, state Minister and Trinamool Congress candidate from the Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, Firhad Hakim, on Wednesday, alleged intimidation and questioned the heavy deployment of central forces in the state. Talking to IANS, Firhad Hakim said: “I don’t know what these people are trying to do. Are they declaring war in Bengal? There is such a heavy presence of CRPF and senior officials in a city where there has been no …
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Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Amid the second phase of polling in West Bengal, a Trinamool Congress candidate on Wednesday alleged that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials were being brought into the state by the Centre to “scare” the voters and party workers, while another candidate flagged an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) malfunction at one of the booths in his area.Trinamool candidate from the Bhangar Assembly constituency, Saokat Molla, said: “No one was aware of the NIA’s arrival…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Allegations of violence and claims of EVM tampering marked the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, intensifying the political contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress.The BJP accused the Trinamool Congress workers of attacking its polling agents at several booths during voting across 142 Assembly constituencies.BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo told IANS that polling was underway and alleged that Trinamool Co…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) As voting for the second phase of West Bengal is underway, voter turnout was recorded at 18.39 per cent till 9 a.m. Polling began at 7 a.m. for 142 constituencies across six districts in West Bengal, including its capital, Kolkata, in the second phase of the two-phase Assembly polls.The polling process started with mild tension in certain pockets from the very first hour.In the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, which is witnessing a battle between Chie…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the BJP wants to “forcefully rig” the Assembly elections in the state, stating that the election observers, “brought from outside”, are going to police stations and “creating pressure”. She visited polling booths in South Kolkata as the voting for the second phase of the Assembly elections is underway across 142 seats in the state.To ensure security, CCTV cameras have been installed, and CAPF personnel …
Bhabanipur, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday inspected polling stations in the Bhabanipur Assembly seat, and also offered prayers at the Hanuman temple in the region as the voting for the second phase of elections in the state continued amid tight security. Suvendu Adhikari is contesting against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Bhabanipur — a seat held by Mamata for the past 15 years. He is also contesting the elections from Nandigram, a se…
Anand/Gandhinagar, April 13 (IANS) Security arrangements for the upcoming Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat’s Anand district were reviewed on Monday as the State Director General of Police (DGP), K. L. N. Rao, chaired a high-level meeting to assess preparedness for ensuring a peaceful, fair and transparent polling process. Rao visited Anand along with senior police officials and held a comprehensive review of law and order arrangements, deployment planning and inter-agency coordination…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday called upon voters to halt polling wherever instances of electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunction are reported during the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state later this month.She also urged voters to resist any alleged attempts by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prevent genuine voters from reaching polling stations by using Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel.“The BJP might try to pr…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) Indian Overseas Congress chief, Satyanarayan Pitroda, popularly known as ‘Sam’, on Thursday welcomed the BJP-led NDA government’s announcement that Naxalism has almost been eradicated from India. However, he asserted that it is essential to understand the “root cause of Naxalism”.Speaking to IANS, Pitroda also said that while he has “trust deficit” with the current electoral process in India, in the future, voting will take place on mobile phones using blockchain and A…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Monday held an online review and training session for the District Election Officers (DEOs), Superintendents of Police (SPs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), and other officers of West Bengal, an official said. National Level Master Trainers (NLMTs) trained the participants on the enforcement of Law and Order, vulnerability mapping and other preparatory activities for the conduct of elections, as well as on expenditure monitoring a…