14 dead in turf fight after Bengal verdict
While the BJP claimed seven of the victims were its supporters, the Trinamool counted six of the diseased as its workers.
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BJP national president J P Nadda accompanied by party leaders meets victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal’s Sonarpur on Tuesday | PTI
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KOLKATA: Hours after trends showed Trinamool Congress’ landslide victory in West Bengal on Sunday, the state convulsed under post-poll violence wave from Sitalkuchi in the north to Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas that left at least 14 people dead, including two women. While the BJP claimed seven of the victims were its supporters, the Trinamool counted six of the diseased as its workers.
KOLKATA: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after coming to power for the third time in a row attributed her victory as the victory of the people of Bengal and victory of democracy. She said that she would hold the victory rally later, as handling the Covid19 situation was a priority.
Thanking her supporters she urged them not to take out victory procession due to the pandemic, rather stand by the people who are affected by the pandemic.
“I had made a target of 221. It is my double century. Though Narendra Modi had pleaded for a double engine government in Bengal, it was a massive defeat for BJP. They should not show their face to the people, “the CM said.
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The energy that Mujib generated was truly amazing. The masses of the walking skeletons that I had seen were suddenly transformed into sizzling balls of fire. Yet, I had a feeling that all that was going to end in tragedy. And it did. Mujib won a majority in the Pakistan-wide election but was refused the right to form the government for a united Pakistan. The Pakistani leadership decided on a crackdown, which included prison for Mujib and martial law in East Paki
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