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"There is nothing like law and order in Bengal": BJP MP Locket Chatterjee
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The BJP MP alleged that panchayat poll elections were peaceful in other states while violence occurred only in West Bengal.
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BJP fact-finding committee submits report on Bengal poll violence
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The committee reported that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her TMC party and "their alliance with criminal hooligans, biased administration, and colluding police created a conspiracy to ensure the victory of TMC."
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"BJP will uproot the ruling party...": BJP WB chief Sukanta Majumdar
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of the violence prevailing violence in the state, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday said that BJP will not rest until the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is removed from power in the state.
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West Bengal CM Mamata visits hospital to meet panchayat poll violence vict
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
During her visit, Mamata announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakhs to the dependents of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured.
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Bengal Panchayat poll violence: BJP fact-finding committee visits Cooch Be
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
BJP constituted five -member fact-finding committee, including party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, which will visit Dinhata in Coochbehar and the other violence-affected areas in the state.
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“Gross violation of law… women living in fear”: BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A five-member fact finding team of the BJP, led by former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, which is currently visiting West Bengal to inquire into the violence that erupted during the July 8 panchayat elections, and, thereater, on counting day, on Thursday met with Governor CV Ana
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Around 150 people from West Bengal have taken refuge in Assam after violen
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that around 150 people from West Bengal have sought refuge in Assam following violence in the state in connection with the panchayat elections.
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WB poll violence: 133 people sought refuge in Assam, says CM Himanta Biswa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that 133 individuals who feared for their lives sought refuge in Assam's Dhubri district amid violence in West Bengal during panchayat polls.
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BJP constitutes four-member fact-finding committee to probe West Bengal pa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The senior BJP MP expressed disappointment over the state of violence in the state. "We will visit the places where violence broke out. We will meet the victims," he said.
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West Bengal Governor to meet Amit Shah today, panchayat poll violence lik
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is scheduled to meet Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday evening, two days after panchayat polls in the state that saw violence
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After Bengal panchayat poll violence, voters happy with re-poll under heav
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Today, it feels like an election day. We can see the central forces today", said Anamika Mandal, who came to cast her vote at Tikiapara Primary High School in the Murshidabad district.
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"We want security...," says family of victim of Panchayat poll violence in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
After a wave of violence that claimed at least 10 lives in West Bengal during Panchayat polls on Saturday, a family member of 62-year-old Congress worker who allegedly killed in the Murshidabad demanded security.
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