The panchayat elections in West Bengal recorded voter turnout of 66 per cent on Saturday, with as many as 13 persons losing their lives in poll-related violence across the state.
The Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal witnessed a distressing repetition of history as the panchayat elections on Saturday resulted in uncontrolled violence, claiming the lives of at least 15 people and raising the total number of political deaths in the past 31 days to 33.
Numerous people,
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Inspector General of Border Security Force SC Budakoti accused the State Election Commission of 'non-cooperation' in force deployment, which, according to him, is a clear violation of the Calcutta High Court's order on this count.