MHA seeks report from Bengal govt on post-poll violence
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New Delhi, May 3 : The Union Home Ministry on Monday sought a report from the West Bengal government on the post election violence in the state targeting opposition political workers.
The Home Ministry in a letter to the West Bengal Chief Secretary has asked him to submit a detailed report on the violence that broke out in parts of the state on Sunday evening even as trends and results from the Assembly election were pouring in.
The houses and vehicles of some Bharatiya Janata Party candidates were allegedly attacked and a party office at Arambagh was set on fire. The vehicle of Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram, was also reportedly attacked.
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