While exhibiting the victory signal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Election Commission (EC) for engaged on behalf of the BJP and mentioned TMC was main within the first two phases of elections as folks reposed their religion in the direction of her get together.
After personally visiting the Boyal space – the place an incident of violence was reported – Mamata informed media, “I am not worried about Nandigram because 90 per cent people voted for me. In the first two phases of elections, people have given their huge support to the TMC. But I am sorry to say that EC is silent on violence against our workers.”
She mentioned the election physique was appearing partially and serving to “BJP defeat us”. “I would like to tell the EC that whatever they do, people have decided to show the door to BJP,” the CM mentioned.
Mamata additionally raised objection on the truth that the EC had allowed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rallies in Bengal on election days.
“Why has the prime minister been allowed to hold rallies in Bengal on polling days? Why is the EC silent? The central forces are terrorising voters and women journalists are being heckled by the BJP workers and the EC and home minister is quiet. It’s my humble request to EC to look into the matter. It’s my humble request to the EC to ensure free and fair polls in rest of the phases,” Mamata mentioned.
At round 2pm, Mamata got here out of her Reyapara home in Nandigram after she got here to know folks weren’t being allowed to train their voting rights within the Boyal space.
She alleged that regardless of lodging 63 complaints with the EC, no motion was taken by the physique; ignored on the instruction of the BJP leaders.
Trouble began in Boyal in Nandigram after villagers alleged that BJP supporters had stopped them from going to polling cubicles. As Mamata reached the polling sales space on a wheelchair, a lot of ladies BJP supporters gathered and shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans. They additionally demanded that Mamata ought to instantly depart the place and alleged that she visited Boyal to seize the polling sales space.
The state of affairs quickly aggravated and contemplating her security and safety, Mamata Banerjee was compelled to stay contained in the polling sales space for 2 hours.
An enormous contingent of police forces rushed to the spot to regulate the state of affairs. Later, the group was dispersed and Mamata left the place.
She additionally visited a number of different cubicles together with Boyal, Reyapara, Sonachura and Balarampur throughout the constituency, the place native TMC leaders complained that their polling brokers weren’t being allowed to enter cubicles.
Before leaving the polling sales space, she additionally made a phone name to the Governor Jagdeep Dhankar and alleged that BJP employees have been creating bother within the space and never permitting folks to train their voting rights.
Later, Dhankhar tweeted, “Issues flagged @MamataOfficial a while ago on phone have been imparted to the concerned. There is full assurance of the concerned to adherence to rule of law. Am confident all will act in the right spirit and earnestness so that democracy flourishes.”
