Assembly Election 2021 LIVE Updates: As the battle for energy in West Bengal intensifies, the leaders have been elevating each angle to woo the voters — be it caste or ‘gotra’. On Mamata Banerjee saying that she talked about her ‘gotra’ as ‘Maa Maati Manush’ to a priest throughout her temple go to, Union minister Giriraj Singh has likened her lineage to that of ‘Rohingyas and infiltrators’. Slamming the TMC chief for taking part in ‘gotra’ card, Singh stated, “Mamata didi, now it is to be found out whether the gotra of Rohingyas and the infiltrators is Shandilya or not. Those who settled the Rohingyas for votes, those who stopped Durga puja and Kali puja and humiliated the Hindus, are now banking on the gotra in fear of defeat. ‘Shandilya Gotra’ is dedicated to Sanatan and the nation, not for the vote,” reads his tweet translated from Hindi.
Twenty-two firms of central forces will probably be deployed in Nandigram for the meeting polls, an Election Commission official stated. The Nandigram seat, which is witnessing a fierce battle between Banerjee and her one-time lieutenant-turned-foe BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, has a complete of 355 polling cubicles and 75 per cent of them can have webcasting facility. The EC has additionally determined to deploy a 22-personnel fast response crew (QRT) at Nandigram on the election day — April 1. Meanwhile, Union residence minister Amit Shah will tackle three public rallies in Assam’s Bijni, Hajo and Dispur.
The EC has additionally constituted a crew of officers who will supervise the proceedings in Nandigram on the ballot day, the official stated. “We want to ensure that free and fair polling takes place in Nandigram and for that, we are keeping no stones unturned,” the official stated. “In Nandigram itself, we will deploy 22 companies of central forces. Along with them, there will be 22 personnel of the QRT who will be ready to address any situation,” he added.
