Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) With the judicial adjudication process for voters in West Bengal concluding after midnight on Monday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has estimated that the total number of deleted voters in West Bengal has risen to approximately 91 lakh.However, the number might increase nominally in due course after the ECI arrives at the final figure, with the process of putting e-signatures by the judicial officers completed for a small percentage of the total number of cases t…
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Patna, April 5 (IANS) BJP National Spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday remarked that it is not the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) which will be at fault during the upcoming two-phased elections in West Bengal, but rather the result of the incumbent Trinamool Congress will be “bad”.Speaking to reporters, Hussain alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is frustrated because “she knows she will lose (the election)”.He also referred to the alleged attack on judicial offi…
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday alleged that West Bengal is gradually moving out of constitutional control and claimed that the state is no longer safe under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, citing the Malda incident as an example. The remarks come amid intensifying political exchanges between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled for April 23 and 29.BJP leaders have been …
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) BJP leader and Kharagpur candidate Dilip Ghosh on Saturday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of undermining constitutional institutions and fostering lawlessness in the state.Speaking to IANS, Ghosh said, “People see how far the government and the administration of Mamata Banerjee have come. They are challenging the Home Minister; a black flag was shown to the Prime Minister. Black flag for the Election Commissioner. Ignoring the President, humiliating her, what is…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on Friday, launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, claiming that the law and order situation in the state has “completely collapsed” and asserting that her exit from power is “certain this time”.Speaking to IANS, Naqvi said Chief Minister Banerjee’s current political condition reflects growing frustration, adding that such a situation is not acceptable in the present politica…
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the poll-bound state, its division through the Assembly constituency rearrangement will be inevitable.”The BJP is plotting to divide West Bengal by rearranging Assembly seats. It has been planned to create a separate state with some areas from Bihar and some for West Bengal. They (BJP) will be able to do that only if they come to power. So we have to defeat…
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) With the National Investigation Agency (NIA) starting a probe into the case of harassment of judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in West Bengal’s Malda on the night of April 1, the total arrests in the case made by the state police till Friday afternoon have increased to 33.Confirming the number of arrests, the Additional Director General (North Bengal), K. Jayaraman, told media persons that the police have registered a total of 19 cases, both in the matter of the…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in Malda district was the result of a “joint conspiracy” by the BJP and the Election Commission of India aimed at paving the way for the imposition of President’s Rule in the state.“It was the ECI’s duty to ensure the protection of the judicial officers. With the model code of conduct being in force, I do not have any control ov…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) A fresh protest has started in Malda since Thursday morning, this time in Mangalbari area of old Malda block. The protesters stated that many of their names have been removed from the voter list despite having valid documents.After being opened for a few hours at night, National Highway No. 12 was blocked again on Thursday. Tyres were set on fire and the road was barricaded with bamboo by the protestors.Police teams from Malda police station and CAPF jawans have bee…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday strongly criticised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, insisting that citizenship verification does not fall under the Election Commission of India (ECI) but is the responsibility of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Speaking to reporters in West Bengal, Owaisi said, “We oppose the SIR. Our writ petition on this matter is still pending before the Supreme Court. Citizenship is not within the purv…