Amid recent conflict between the Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staff in Nandigram, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday alleged democracy is being murdered within the place from the place West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is herself contesting the meeting elections and sought the Election Commission’s intervention.
Launching a blistering assault on the TMC supremo, Pradhan stated: “If she wants to contest why not with democratic ways. Since morning, when Suvendu Adhikari started his padayatra, due to fear of losing to him and his popularity they are attacking us. On Sonachura Chowk, our young worker was attacked.”
The BJP chief stated two incidents of violence occurred on Thursday.
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“In the morning at Kalicharanpur, crude bombs were hurled and injured few. I saw the injured Yuva Morcha worker while on way to campaigning,” ANI quoted Pradhan as saying after his go to to the Reapara Rural Hospital.
“There is yet another report coming of an attack on Adhikari. This is very serious. In a democracy, if the local police works in connivance with the TMC what will happen. I urge the Election Commission to intervene,” he added.
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The Union Minister additional stated that BJP will request the Election Commission to have extra paramilitary personnel deputed in Nandigram.
“This is a constituency going through a sensitive phase. To create fear in minds of people. Our worker is in a serious condition and I have been told that even in front of the hospital there are TMC goons. Since morning, such incidents are taking place,” he added.
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The conflict throughout campaigning of the TMC chief’s minister-cum-right-hand man for years Suvendu Adhikari, presently the BJP’s candidate from Nandigram, resulted within the harm of a saffron social gathering employee.
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The recent conflict follows the March 10 incident when the Chief Minister had alleged that she was pushed by a couple of unidentified individuals throughout her election campaigning.
Banerjee, who sustained extreme bone accidents within the incident, was discharged from Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital on March 12 after the medical doctors discovered her restoration to be “satisfactory”.
Polling for the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will likely be held in eight phases starting March 27 and ending on April 29. The outcomes will likely be declared on May 2.
