Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said: ‘State is in grip of unprecedented post-poll retributive violence at unimaginable scale with lakhs of people being displaced and property worth hundreds of crores vandalised.’
Over 2000 Lawyers Write To CJI Urging Him To Take Cognisance Of Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Illustration: Swarajya Magazine)
Over 2,000 lawyers from across the country have written to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana urging him to take cognizance of the alleged incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, reports India Today.
The letter was reportedly written to bring to the notice of the Supreme Court the constitutional crisis and deplorable condition of the citizens of our country residing in the State of West Bengal due to the post-poll violence continuing since 2 May .
The letter signed by over 2,000 advocates, including from West Bengal, stated that the post-poll violence in the state has not even spared women and children.
Can You Hear The Cries Of Homeless Women And Children In Nandigram, Dhankar Asks Mamata
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar visited some camps in Purba Medinipur district where people allegedly affected by post-poll violence in Nandigram have taken shelter.
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Also read You described the Sitalkuchi incident as cold-blooded murder and genocide. Have you heard the cries and screams of the children and women in Nandigram, where lakhs of people are homeless?” West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday after he visited some camps in Purba Medinipur district where people allegedly affected by post-poll violence in Nandigram have taken shelter.