Violence against women in West Bengal: NCW asks state DGP to appear before it
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 03:12 PM IST
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The Commission also sought complete district-wise details of reported crimes against women, FIRs registered and action taken thereof from April 1, 2021 onwards is also to be provided to the Commission.
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West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar visits post-poll violence-affected areas of Nandigram village.
The National Commission for Women has sent a notice to the Director General of Police, West Bengal to appear before it in person on May 31 with complete action taken reports on incidents of alleged violence against women in the state after assembly polls.
The Big Story: Bengal vendetta
There is near-consensus amongst political analysts that the current Bharatiya Janata Party has a hunger for winning political power that is rarely matched by other parties. Unfortunately, this hunger has, in the past few years, often led to a troubling undermining of democratic norms.
A glimpse of this was seen in West Bengal over the past week as the Union government’s Central Bureau of Investigation suddenly arrested two senior ministers, one MLA and one politician – all from the Trinamool Congress – on May 17.
Bitter campaign
The arrest was the latest incident in months of bitter political conflict between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress as West Bengal went to the polls. The campaign itself raised troubling questions about India’s democracy, with the Election Commission facing serious allegations that it was bending inordinately to the BJP’s demands. For example, the body refused demands to shorten the election or
Congress leader Veerappa Moily said wrong alliance selection led to wipe-out of party in Bengal. (File)
Bengaluru:
Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily today said his party should have struck an alliance with Mamata Banerjee s Trinamool Congress in the recent West Bengal elections, even as he expressed anguish over ad-hocism in the grand old outfit.
The former Union Minister also sought action against West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for the poll debacle in the state, describing him as a weak leader with no grass-root touch .
Mr Moily cited wrong selection of alliance for the wipe-out of the party in the state, where it had aligned with the Left and the Indian Secular Front.
Should have aligned with Trinamool in Bengal elections, says Congress Veerappa Moily
The former Union Minister also sought action against West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for the poll debacle in the state.
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BENGALURU: Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said his party should have struck an alliance with Mamata Banerjee s TMC in the recent West Bengal elections, even as he expressed anguish over ad- hocism in the grand old outfit.
The former Union Minister also sought action against West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for the poll debacle in the state, describing him as a weak leader with no grass-root touch .