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URL copied Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed people of Bengal to vote while following Covid protocols. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed people of Bengal to cast their votes to enrich the festival of democracy while following Covid-19 protocols as polling for the eighth and last phase of assembly elections began at 7 am Thursday. Voting on 35 seats in West Bengal is being held amid the surging second wave of COVID-19. Last phase of the 2021 West Bengal elections takes place today. In line with the COVID-19 protocols, I call upon people to cast their vote and enrich the festival of democracy, PM Modi said in his tweet. ....
Bengal votes today in the seventh, and penultimate, phase of its Assembly election, amid a steady spike in Covid cases over the past weeks. Mamata Banerjee's former seat - Bhabanipur - and three ministers are among the high-profile names in play. ....
West Bengal Assembly Elections: The eighth and final round of polling will be held on Thursday. (File) Kolkata: Bengal votes today in the seventh, and penultimate, phase of its Assembly election, amid a steady spike in Covid cases over the past weeks. Mamata Banerjee s former seat - Bhabanipur - and three ministers are among the high-profile names in play. Here are the top 10 points in the story: In a last-gasp attack on the opposition BJP, Chief Minister Banerjee on Sunday evening tore into the centre over its handling of the Covid pandemic, paying particular attention to the crippling oxygen shortage and row over vaccine prices. She also urged people, even those who are Covid-positive, and for whom the Election Commission has made arrangements, to cast their vote. ....
It is clear that the BJP is behind it.” A day after a purported audio tape – in which she is heard proposing a rally with the bodies of Cooch Behar firing victims – surfaced, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that her phone is being tapped and said she will order a CID probe into it. Addressing an election rally here, she accused the BJP of being involved in the conspiracy as the saffron party cannot match the ruling Trinamool Congress campaigning on development programmes. They (BJP leaders) are even eavesdropping on our everyday conversation. It seems they are tapping our phone calls on cooking and other household chores. ....
Shah calls Rahul tourist politician , blames Mamata for denial of citizenship to Matuas Updated: Updated: April 16, 2021 14:59 IST A tourist politician arrived in Bengal after almost the entire poll got over and questioned our DNA.” Share Article Union Home Minister Amit Shah. | Photo Credit: PTI A tourist politician arrived in Bengal after almost the entire poll got over and questioned our DNA.” Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of denying citizenship to Dalit Matua and Namsudra communities as her vote bank would not like it . Reaching out to the two numerically strong communities which can infuence the outcome of assembly elections in many seats, Shah said a ₹ 100 crore fund will be created for their welfare if the BJP is voted to power in the state. ....