The National Commission for Women on Friday took note of the attack on BJP women worker in West Bengal and has demanded a detailed action report which is to be submitted to the Commission within three days.
BJP MP and member of the fact-finding team of post-poll violence in West Bengal, Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday alleged that women in Sandeshkhali are being threatened with action if they file a complaint against anything.
West Bengal contributes 42 Lok Sabha seats in the 543-member Parliament. The BJPs' main focus was to dislodge Mamata Banerjee from West Bengal and even targeted the TMC government over Sandeshkhali, but the BJP won in 12 seats, down from its earlier tally of 18 seats in the 2019 polls.
National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, highlighting the recent reports of post-poll violence in Sandeshkahli and other parts of West Bengal and sought permission to visit the tense regions.
As West Bengal police went to arrest an alleged accused in Saturday's violence in Basirhat's Sandeshkhali, the local women resisted and a scuffle broke out on Sunday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate Rekha Patra from Basirhat has criticized the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for their alleged hooliganism during elections and expressed confidence in being able to cast her vote this time.
"Polling personnel moving from Dispersal center to the polling station of Sandeshkhali under North 24 Parganas district West Bengal," CEO West Bengal said in a post on 'X'.
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint against three accused in a money laundering case against suspended TMC leader Shahajahan Sheikh and others, the agency said on Thursday.
Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata Zonal Office has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) against SK Sahajahan, Sk Alomgir, Shib Prasad Hazra and others before the Special Judge, CBI-I, Bichar Bhavan, Kolkata under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in a Money Laundering
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet against seven arrested accused, including accused Sahajahan Sheikh, his brother Sekh Alomgir, and others, in the Sandeshkhali case on Monday.