West Bengal: Massive fire breaks out in Howrah, over 50 shops gutted
July 21, 2023 8:29 ISTAccording the Fire department, at least 18 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
According the Fire department, at least 18 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The incident once again highlighted that political violence is growing unabatedly in the state despite severe criticism over the law and order situation in Bengal.
BJP MP Shantanu Thakur said the TMC government will not last beyond five months.
The ruling TMC secured victory on all 20 Zila Parishads in the three-tier panchayat system, winning 880 seats, while the BJP emerged as its closest rival which won 31 seats out of the total 928. The Congress-Left Front alliance secured 15 seats while others won the remaining two seats.
West Bengal: A BJP fact-finding team arrived in West Bengal on Wednesday to visit areas hit by poll violence. The team said that they will also speak to victims to assess the ground situation.
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, who heads the party's fact-finding delegation, slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on poll violence in just concluded panchayat elections.
West Bengal panchayat elections result: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who had suffered an injury during campaigning, extended her gratitude to people for reposing trust in her party.
West Bengal panchayat polls: Accusing the ruling TMC of manipulating the results, state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar warned that he will be opting for legal action in the matter.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose's statement has come in the wake of the violence which took place during the recently concluded Panchayat elections in the state.
The ruling TMC has won in 30,391 gram panchayat seats, besides leading in 1,767 seats, according to the SEC. Its nearest rival BJP has won 8,239 seats and is leading in 447 seats.
West Bengal: On the re-polling day of the Panchayat elections, 35 crude bombs were recovered from a pond and a field in the Beldanga area of Murshidabad.
As many as 15 people have been killed in separate violent incidents that took place on Saturday during the panchayat elections in West Bengal.
15 people have lost their lives in violent incidents that took place in several districts during voting in panchayat elections.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Abhishek Banerjee last month over its investigation in the teacher recruitment scam. Abhishek declined to comply citing political responsibilities.
West Bengal panchayat elections: The repolling held till 5 pm amid tight security with four central forces personnel deployed in each of those booths.
West Bengal Panchayat Polls Violence: At least 15 people were killed in violence during polling in West Bengal on Saturday.
BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said had the central forces been deployed in sensitive areas, there would not have been so much violence. TMC hit back and said there is no guarantee that doing so would have prevented the violence.
Instances of ballot box theft, bloodshed and stone-pelting were reported from across West Bengal on polling day. TMC, BJP, CPI-M and Congress traded blame for the violence in the state.
West Bengal Panchayat poll was held on Saturday, however, the reports of violence and deaths dominated the headlines the entire day. Political parties including the TMC, BJP, and Congress said that they lost their supporters in the violence.
Anurag Thakur slammed Mamata Banerjee over the violence during the polling of the panchayat election and alleged that TMC considers ‘murders its guarantee to power’.
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