Bengal Polls: Stones pelted at Shahnawaz Hussain in Howrah, Trinamool denies charges
The BJP leader posted on social media a video in which he was seen showing two stones to the officer on duty and blaming the TMC for the alleged incident.
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KOLKATA: BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain alleged that stones were pelted at him in Howrah on Tuesday night when he was campaigning for the West Bengal assembly election.
The BJP leader posted on social media a video in which he was seen showing two stones to the officer on duty and blaming the TMC for the alleged incident.
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2048 Voters undergo thermal screening for as part of precautions against COVID-19 as they stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the third phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district, on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. PTI
Kolkata, April 6
Five candidates, including two women, were assaulted, while clashes between rival political groups erupted during the third phase of polling in West Bengal on Tuesday.
However, despite the violence, voter enthusiasm was high with 77.68 per cent of voters casting their ballots till 5 pm, two hours before polling ended.
Polls were conducted with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols, officials said.
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Kolkata, April 6
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported on Tuesday in some areas where voting is under way in the third phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, even as the overall situation by and large remained peaceful with 34.71 per cent turnout recorded till 11 am, officials said.
Voting is under way with strict adherence to Covid protocols in 16 seats in South 24 Parganas district (part II), seven in Howrah (part I) and eight in Hooghly (part I), they said. Voter turnout of 34.71 per cent was recorded till 11 am on 31 seats, an EC official said.
Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged blatant misuse of central forces to influence voters .