Arjun Singh made the controversial remark ahead of elections to 108 municipalities in the state slated for February 27. Arjun Singh, the BJP MP from Barrackpur, was campaigning in his own neighbourhood of Bhatpara on Sunday.
Ahead of the February 27 municipality elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal vice-president Arjun Singh on Sunday said that if post-poll tensions would occur again, the party will give a befitting reply.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Ahead of the February 27 municipality elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari warned Trinamool Congress (TMC) led government in West Bengal that if the voting is blocked on polling day than BJP will call a bandh for 72 hours. India News | BJP Threatens 72 Hrs Bandh if Voting is Blocked on WB Civic Polls.
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A Day after the Calcutta High Court asked the West Bengal Election Commission (SEC) to consider postponing of elections in four Municipal Corporations scheduled on January 22, the state government has written to the state poll body that they don t have any objection if the SEC decides to postpone the election for another 4 to 6 weeks considering the Covid situation in the state.