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.
The BJP has chosen Rekha Patra, who led the protests against suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali, as the party's candidate. She is pitted against TMC's Haji Nurul Islam and CPIM's Nirapada Sardar.
"Everyone expects me to visit them during elections...I will definitely go everywhere. I will visit Sandeshkhali too...As soon as our candidate Haji Nurul wins Basirhat, I will visit Sandeshkhali within a few days," Mamata Banerjee said.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday launched an attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said "This is the public's election, not the party's." Manik Saha while speaking with ANI, said, "She (Mamata Banerjee) knows what has happened there... Earlier also, we used