Search For "bengal panchayat polls"
"Violence not limited to child rights...": WB BJP MLA Sreerupa Mitra Chaud
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhary on Sunday said that the incidents of violence against children in West Bengal's Murshidabad is a 'serious' issue and not just limited to child or human rights but about national security.
Read More
Bengal panchayat polls: Central forces start route march to instil confide
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The administration and Bolpur police also joined hands with the central forces to ensure that the election process could be done peacefully in the Panchayat elections.
Read More
Panchayat polls: One company of paramilitary force reaches West Bengal's J
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Days after Calcutta High Court ordered the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition Central Forces within 24 hours for deployment in panchayat elections, one company of paramilitary force reached Jalpaiguri on Friday evening.
Read More
WB Panchayat polls: Adhir complains to Om Birla over misconduct of BDO
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla alleging misbehaviour and misconduct by the Block Development Officer (BDO) Burwan during the protest staged by the grand old party members over the Panchayat polls.
Read More
Calcutta HC order to deploy Central Forces in Bengal panchayat polls over-
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"A direction was passed on the Petitioner (WB State Election Commission) for deployment of Central Forces without providing adequate opportunity to the Petitioner by way of affidavit and such direction is an over-step of the judicial powers of the High Court," WB state election commission
Read More
TMC MP Santanu Sen slams WB Guv CV Ananda Bose's decision to open 'Peace R
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Out of the 341 blocks in West Bengal, there are barely 3-4 blocks where such incidents occurred... After the announcement of elections, law and order come under the control of the Election Commission; neither the governor nor anyone else is above the law. In such a situation, whether the gov
Read More
No place for violence in democracy: Bhupesh Baghel on clashes ahead of Wes
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"In a democracy, there is no place for violence. No matter who is creating violence, it is not right," said Baghel.
Read More
"Court orders being violated": MoS Meenakshi Lekhi hits out at TMC govt ov
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Coming down heavily on the ruling Trinamool Congress over the incidents of violence around the filing of nominations for the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal, Union Minister of State Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Sunday said the government was wilfully violating court orders and a s
Read More
West Bengal Governor "behaving like the BJP cadre": TMC's Kumar Ghosh
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"In this heat, he is roaming around wearing a black high-neck coat and getting himself clicked in pictures," TMC's Kunal Ghosh said about West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose.
Read More
"Spending thousands on central forces while...": TMC's Madan Mitra on HC v
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"People of Bengal are with Mamata Banerjee. It is a court verdict, everybody has to accept it but do not forget that the votes will be given by the voters," he said.
Read More
WB Panchayat polls: Violence grips state, blame game starts between TMC, B
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The nomination process for the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal was marred by ongoing violence on Thursday, as the ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition parties engaged in a war of words.
Read More
"State poll commission bypassing HC order..." says BJP West Bengal chief
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party chief Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday criticised the State Election Commission, accusing the poll commission of "bypassing" the Calcutta High Court's decision for the deployment of the central forces in the districts for the panchayat polls scheduled to be hel
Read More