Senior BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta, who led the delegation to the CEO office here, told reporters that he has apprised Aftab of the conversation that apparently took place between Banerjee and the TMC s Sitalkuchi nominee
EC says no plans to club remaining phases of Bengal polls amid Covid-19 surge
EC says no plans to club remaining phases of Bengal polls amid Covid-19 surge
The Election Commission said it is not planning to club the remaining phases of the Bengal election and hold polling for them together. The Commission has called an all-party meet in Kolkata tomorrow to discuss Covid-19 protocol.
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UPDATED: April 15, 2021 20:03 IST
Despite rapidly rising Covid-19 cases, all political parties have been holding large rallies where people openly flout Covid-19 protocol. (Photo: PTI)
The Election Commission of India on Thursday said it has no plans as of now to club the remaining phases of the West Bengal Assembly election and hold polling for them together.
Cooch Behar firing: TMC calls it cold-blooded murder , BJP says result of Mamata s provocation
The BJP and TMC have blamed each other for the firing deaths in Cooch Behar. The TMC termed it brutal cold-blooded murder by central forces at the behest of the BJP, while the BJP said it was result of Mamata Banerjee s provocative speeches.
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UPDATED: April 10, 2021 18:27 IST
Security personnel keep vigil at a polling station after the Election Commission ordered stopping the voting exercise at polling station number 126 in Sitalkuchi assembly seat in West Bengal s Cooch Behar district on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)
Hours after four people died in firing by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at a polling booth in Sitalkuchi assembly seat in West Bengal s Cooch Behar district on Saturday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) hit out at the central forces, terming the deaths brutal cold-blooded murder .