bengal violence

Following a historic win in West Bengal, the BJP's state president urged authorities to act against post-poll violence, vowing to expel any party members involved. He also alleged TMC workers attacked their own candidates. A high-level BJP meeting discussed preventing violence and ensuring law and order, aiming to avoid a repeat of past incidents.

Learn how to "accept the people's mandate" and "allow us to work on Covid now", Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee told the Centre and BJP on Thursday, alleging that central ministers were coming to Bengal to engineer communal riots. "We do not want to quarrel with you now," Banerjee said. The CM announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for the kin of 16 people who died in post-poll violence.

The Calcutta high court on Friday formed a five-judge bench to hear a PIL on post-poll violence in Bengal and asked the state government to file a report "specifying the areas where violence has taken place and steps taken to prevent or control it." The court felt there was a need to "constitute a larger bench... considering that life and liberty of people in Bengal" were at stake.

The Kamrangaguri area in Fulbari I gram panchayat under the Rajganj Assembly area witnessed violence on Saturday when Trinamool and CPM supporters went into a skirmish in the afternoon outside a polling booth while elections were on.

The national human rights commission (NHRC), taking suo-motu cognisance of reports in The Times of India regarding post-poll violence in West Bengal, has directed a team of its officers to conduct an on-the-spot, fact-finding investigation into the matter and submit a report to it preferably within two weeks.

Farooq Abdullah criticized communal hatred for the Murshidabad violence, stating India's real threat is internal, not external. He questioned the use of bulldozers against a community, referencing Supreme Court bans. Abdullah dismissed rumors of party defections and highlighted the BJP's failure to appoint a CM in J&K.

Spiralling violence and tension was reported from several parts of Bengal, including Howrah and Cooch Behar, that go to polls in the fourth phase on Saturday.

Kolkata Police and the Bengal CID have started investigating complaints pouring in from citizens about fake news portraying them as "victims of post-poll violence in Bengal" across social media. Two FIRs have been registered so far and a third FIR could be filed soon, subject to verification of the complaint. Police have set up a helpline where "victims" can report fake news.

Nadda assured BJP karyakartas that helplines were being put in place for people to contact the party. He was in no mood to demand President's Rule in Bengal. "There is a procedure for that. The governor generates a report and the MHA examines it. As far as the party is concerned, we are going to take up the cause on our own strength," Nadda said.

KOLKATA: Four more Panchayat poll-related deaths were reported on Monday as CPI(M) and RSP workers clashed in South 24 Parganas and North Dinajpur districts.

The Maoists are going for the kill in Bengal. On Wednesday, they launched an audacious raid on Jhargram town and killed three CPM men.

The BJP today alleged that over 2000 Muslims attacked Hindu families in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and its offices at several places were set on fire.

Expressing "regret" over poll-related violence in the state, CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she had given a free hand to police to act against the perpetrators and "murderers will not be spared".

Road and rail blockades continued in West Bengal on Monday as violent protests over the citizenship law refused to die down, amid warning by state authorities and appeal from chief minister Mamata Banerjee, even as 354 people were arrested.