Election Commission Faces Court s Wrath Over Bengal Polls Amid Covid Election Commission Faces Court s Wrath Over Bengal Polls Amid Covid Bengal Election: The Election Commission is empowered to act, but what is it doing about polls in these Covid times? The EC is just passing circulars and leaving it to the people. But the EC has implementing authority, the court said.
Election Commission today faced censure from Calcutta High Court over its handling of ongoing mammoth.
Kolkata:
The Election Commission today faced censure from the Calcutta High Court over its handling of the ongoing mammoth, eight phase elections in Bengal in the middle of a lethal Covid second wave. Amid concerns that poll rallies might become super-spreader events, the court observed that the Commission is not doing the enough in this respect even though it has the powers to do so.
No Big Election Rallies In Bengal For Remaining Phases, Says BJP Amid Criticism No Big Election Rallies In Bengal For Remaining Phases, Says BJP Amid Criticism The decision comes as the party faces flak from rivals over its leaders big rallies in Bengal as the Covid tally continues to rise to staggering levels across the country.
BJP said all its public meetings will be held in open places following all protocols (Representational)
New Delhi:
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the BJP on Monday said it has decided against holding any big rally or public meeting, including by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other party leaders, for the ongoing West Bengal assembly poll campaign.
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West Bengal Election 2021 Live Updates: Total 45 constituencies to vote in 5th phase of elections
Total of 45 constituencies are going to vote for the fifth phase of elections in Bengal, with 319 candidates in fray. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live updates on the fifth phase of assembly elections in West Bengal, consitutuency wise poll percentage and more:
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Visuals from a polling booth in West Bengal s Siliguri, ahead of fifth phase polling in the state
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According to the chief electoral officer, the Phase 5 of the Bengal election was comparatively peaceful. As polls continued across 45 constituencies, a total of 123 people, including an independent candidate, were arrested by the cops.
Mamata Banerjee said she ll order a CID probe. Will not spare anyone involved in such snooping
Galsi, West Bengal:
A day after an audio tape - in which she is allegedly heard proposing a rally with the bodies of Cooch Behar firing victims surfaced, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today claimed that her phone is being tapped and said she will order a CID probe into it.
Addressing an election rally in Bengal s Galsi, she accused the BJP of being involved in the conspiracy as the party cannot match the ruling Trinamool Congress s campaigning on development programmes. They (BJP leaders) are even eavesdropping on our everyday conversation. It seems they are tapping our phone calls on cooking and other household chores., she alleged.