West Bengal SEC orders repolling on Monday in booths where voting declared 'void'
West Bengal Panchayat Polls Violence: At least 15 people were killed in violence during polling in West Bengal on Saturday.
West Bengal Panchayat Polls Violence: Bengal State Election Commission on Sunday ordered repolling, in booths where voting has been declared void. After a meeting on Sunday evening, the SEC announced that repolling will be held on Monday (July 10) in all booths where voting for the rural elections has been declared void. The SEC passed the order after going through reports of vote-tampering and violence which affected polling in many places.
As per the State Election Commission, the re-polling will take place in 697 booths where voting for the rural elections has been declared void. Among districts, Murshidabad has the highest number of booths at 174, followed by Malda with 110, where repolling was announced.
Soon after the announcement for re-polling, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to West Bengal State Election Commission and expressed concern over the violent situation in the State during the Panchayat elections and requested to ensure law and order during the re-polling for Panchayat elections on July 10.
WB governor flew to New Delhi
In view of violence that erupted in several parts of Mamata Banerjee-led state during panchayat elections on Saturday, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is likely to submit a report to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Bose on Sunday flew to New Delhi and is expected to meet Amit Shah. According to an official, Shah and Bose will have a detailed meeting on the violence that hit the state killing at least 15 people in different parts on Saturday.
Governor likely to meet Amit Shah
"The governor is visiting Delhi. He is supposed to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and submit a report on the panchayat polls held in West Bengal on Saturday," the official told PTI.
Bose prepared a report
The official further informed that the governor has prepared a report on the violence on his views after visiting violence-hit areas and is expected to meet the Home Minister on Monday morning.
Bose earlier on the polling day had visited various parts of the state including North 24 Parganas district and took stock of the situation.