Updated Apr 15, 2021 | 20:14 IST
BJP West Bengal President Dilip Ghosh has been banned from campaigning for 24 hours by the Election Commission for making highly provocative remarks . West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh | Photo Credit: PTI
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday imposed a 24-hour ban on West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh for violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), prohibiting him from campaigning from 7 pm on April 15 to 7 pm on April 16.
In its order, the Election Commission said after assessing Dilip Ghosh s reply to its notice, it is of the considered view that he violated the Model Code of Conduct by making highly provocative and inciteful remarks in his election speeches.
Updated Apr 14, 2021 | 13:30 IST
The deaths, all in Cooch Behar s Sitalkuchi, sparked a political slugfest in the politically volatile state, with the ruling TMC and BJP blaming each other for the violence. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee | Photo Credit: PTI
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday visited Cooch Behar that witnessed violence during the fourth phase of polling last week in which five people were killed including four in CISF firing.
The deaths, all in Cooch Behar s Sitalkuchi, sparked a political slugfest in the politically volatile state, with the ruling TMC and BJP blaming each other for the violence.
EC Issues Notice To Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh Over Remarks Made On Cooch Behar Firing
The poll body is of the view that Ghosh s statement, there would be Sitalkuchi in several places can lead to a breakdown of law and order thereby adversely affecting the poll process PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-13T16:36:32+05:30 EC Issues Notice To Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh Over Remarks Made On Cooch Behar Firing outlookindia.com 2021-04-13T16:58:39+05:30
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The Election Commission (EC) issued a notice to West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh for his alleged remarks over the Cooch Behar firing during the assembly polls, saying that they were provocative and could lead to a breakdown of law and order. Ghosh said that there would be Sitalkuchi in several places , a reference to the killing of four people in firing by CISF during poll violence.
Fact Check: Picture of man injured in Mewat violence passed off as atrocities on Hindus in Bengal
Fact Check: Picture of man injured in Mewat violence passed off as atrocities on Hindus in Bengal
A disturbing image of an injured man with a bandaged head and blood dripping through his face is circulating on social media with the claim that it reflects the atrocities on Hindus in Bengal. India Today s AFWA probes the truth.
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UPDATED: April 12, 2021 21:17 IST
The viral image of a man who was injured as a result of communal violence (Picture Credits: India Today)
It’s poll season in West Bengal, and according to some political experts, this is the most polarised election the state has witnessed so far. Meanwhile, a disturbing image of an injured man with a bandaged head and blood dripping through his face is circulating on social media with the claim that it reflects the atrocities on Hindus in Bengal.