Protests over panchayat polls turn violent; Governor likely to meet Amit Shah in Delhi

Protests have been held in totally different elements of West Bengal on Sunday in opposition to the violence that rocked the panchayat elections and over allegations of irregularities. The toll in the violence rose to 15 after an individual was discovered lifeless in South 24 Parganas, and two others succumbed to their accidents, officers stated. Following violence throughout panchayat polls, CV Ananda Bose, West Bengal Governor, will go to Delhi and is predicted to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

BJP supporters staged an indication exterior the State Election Commission workplace in Kolkata. Security was beefed up in the world because the protestors shouted slogans in opposition to the SEC over the alleged “inability” of the ballot panel to conduct the elections peacefully. In Purba Medinipur district, BJP employees blocked the Haldia-Mecheda state freeway at Nandakumar alleging that poll containers have been being tampered with on the counting centre at Srikrishnapur High School.

“We received information around 3 am that the ballot boxes were being changed. We are demanding repolling at all the booths in the area under the protection of central forces, besides counting of votes at the booths itself,” stated Tamas Dinda, a pacesetter of the BJP’s youth wing in Tamluk.

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As the scenario escalated, police baton-charged the protesters to convey the scenario beneath management, officer-in-charge of Nandakumar police station Manoj Kumar Jha advised PTI. Congress employees blocked the National Highway 12 in Rathbari space in Malda, protesting in opposition to the violence throughout polling on Saturday. “We have hit the streets in protest against Saturday’s violence. We will also go to the court against it,” Congress MP Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury stated.

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In the district’s Harishchandrapur space, a police automobile was vandalised with stones being hurled at it on Saturday evening. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Bipul Banerjee was returning dwelling in the automobile when the incident occurred, officers stated. He was injured in the assault, and present process therapy on the Malda Medical College and Hospital, they stated.

It is suspected that miscreants from Bihar, simply throughout the inter-state border, are behind the incident, they stated, including that an investigation was underway. In Uttar Dinajpur, two automobiles have been set on fireplace, and a number of other automobiles, together with a state-run bus, have been vandalised because the protests turned violent in the Chakulia police station space. The incident occurred on the Rampur-Chakulia Road and National Highway 31 in the morning.

The demonstrators stated they have been unable to vote through the polls due to intimidation, and repeated calls to the administration went in useless. Congress employees held related protests in Murshidabad district’s Beldanga, alleging that supporters of the ruling TMC indulged in intimidation of voters and false voting with impunity through the polls.

Violence was additionally reported from the district’s Samserganj space the place two teams clashed with crude bombs. At Amdanga in North 24 Parganas, clashes boke out between ISF and TMC supporters. Indiscriminate crude bombs have been hurled through the clashes, which occurred in Sashipore in Chandigarh panchayat space.

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In South 24 Parganas district, three police personnel have been injured whereas making an attempt to management a conflict between TMC and Congress supporters. The incident occurred in Nainan in Magrahat police station space, police stated. Those injured have been Sub-inspector Arif Mohammed and constables Laltu and Prasenjit, they stated.

As the situation of one of many constables was critical, he was admitted to the Diamond Harbour Hospital, they added. Clashes have been additionally reported from the district’s Kulpi space as supporters of an Independent candidate and TMC clashed in Udairampur village. Later when police reached the world, ladies protested with sticks.