Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Tuesday warned of legal action against anyone sharing fake or unrelated posts on social media to create unrest in the city post the declaration of West Bengal Assembly elections results.In a post on X, Kolkata Police said: “Several misleading posts are being circulated on social media by falsely linking unrelated videos and photos from other places to Kolkata after the election results. Kolkata Police is closely monitoring such content. Strict legal action…
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Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Kolkata Police has imposed restrictions on victory celebrations on Monday, the day of counting for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. According to the officials, the restriction has been imposed in a bid ensure law and order and an atmosphere of peace in Kolkata after the declaration of West Bengal Assembly elections results.The restriction has been imposed for all political parties without exception. As per the notification, no victory celebrations will be carr…
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The counting for the recently concluded two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal will start from 8 a.m. on Monday in 77 counting centers throughout the state. However, on Monday, there will be counting for only 293 of 294 Assembly constituencies in the state, since the Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, had announced re-polling for the entire Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district on May 21, the results for which will be declared on May 24.Fo…
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The Kolkata Police on Sunday removed the Kalighat Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Chameli Mukherjee within 24 hours after appointing her to the post, officials said. With this, the OC of Kalighat Police Station in West Bengal’s Bhabanipur Assembly constituency has been changed four times in the last 36 days. The residence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee falls under Kalighat police station area in south Kolkata.Chameli Mukherjee was appointed to the post on Saturday,…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Saturday suspended Kalighat Police Station Officer-in-Charge Gautam Das following a “controversy” over his social media status. Chameli Mukherjee has been given the responsibility in his place. Gautam recently found himself in a social media controversy after he shared a photograph of himself holding a machine gun. Last night, the Trinamool Congress drew the Election Commission’s attention by claiming that the photograph was ‘objectionable’.The …
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Kolkata Police have imposed prohibitory orders barring the assembly of more than five persons within a 200-metre radius of all counting centres under its jurisdiction from Friday, keeping in mind the counting of votes on May 4 for the crucial and recently concluded two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal.“The prohibitory order has been issued to avoid tension, gatherings, protests or any unpleasant incidents before the counting. The decision has been taken as per the dire…
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…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Wednesday reiterated a strict “zero tolerance” policy towards any irregularities during polling, including allegations of EVM tampering, and said repolling would be conducted wherever required.Talking to reporters in Kolkata amid voting, Agarwal said that the Election Commission machinery is actively monitoring developments through multiple channels, including webcasting, field reports, and observers’ inputs.”F…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) BJP leaders on Wednesday expressed confidence in a political shift in West Bengal as voting continued in the second phase of the Assembly elections, crediting the people for driving the change.Speaking to IANS, BJP leader Rahul Sinha said, “Change is taking place this time, and the people themselves are bringing this change. The Trinamool Congress tried very hard through pressure, intimidation, and creating an atmosphere of fear to stop the public, but the people wer…
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 …