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Bhabanipur polls: Section 144 imposed by Kolkata Police, EC warns West Bengal govt against post poll violence - Ahead of the Bhabanipur polls in West Bengal, the Kolkata police have decided to impose Section 144 to maintain order and security. ....
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee was Wednesday sworn-in as the chief minister of West Bengal for the third consecutive term after securing a massive mandate, and vowed to not give respite to those behind political violence sweeping the state since the election results were announced. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered her the oath of office and secrecy at a low-key ceremony at Raj Bhavan held amid the raging COVID pandemic. Banerjee took the oath in Bengali language. She is the 21st chief minister of West Bengal and 8th person to hold the office. The oath-taking ceremony was held even as the BJP, which has emerged as the main opposition party in the state, held a protest at its Hastings office against attacks on its workers allegedly by the TMC since Sunday night. The party has claimed several of its workers were killed and party offices set on fire and vandalised. Party president J P Nadda and state unit chief Dilip Ghosh were present. ....
MHA asks West Bengal government to send report on post-poll political violence in state MHA has asked West Bengal Government for a report on the post-election violence targeting opposition political workers in the state, a spokesperson tweeted. Share Via Email | A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday sought a report from the West Bengal government on post-poll violence targeting opposition workers in the state. Political workers, including from BJP, were allegedly targeted by opponents since the announcement of results for the 292-member West Bengal assembly where the ruling Trinamool Congress emerged victorious. MHA has asked West Bengal Government for a report on the post-election violence targeting opposition political workers in the state, a spokesperson tweeted. ....
West Bengal elections: Polling begins for final phase amid 2nd Covid-19 wave Over 84.77 lakh voters will decide the political fate of 283 candidates in this phase PTI | April 29, 2021 | Updated 07:52 IST Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 35 seats in the eighth phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal amid the rampaging second wave of COVID-19. Long queues were seen outside most polling booths since early morning, raising concern over the spread of the infection even as the Election Commission said that all precautionary measures are in place. The state registered its highest single-day spike of 17,207 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, while 77 more people succumbed to the disease. ....