Sporadic incidents of violence have been reported from some areas the place polling was held within the fifth part of the meeting elections in West Bengal on Saturday, officers stated. As per Election Commission of India (ECI), 78 per cent general voter turnout was recorded until 5 pm.
Polling was carried out in 45 seats in North 24 Parganas, Purba Bardhaman and Nadia districts in South Bengal, and Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts within the North. The safety personnel maintained a good vigil and so they addressed just a few incidents that have been reported, an election official stated.
Villagers alleged that central forces opened fireplace to disburse a mob close to a polling sales space in Kurulgacha space of Deganga constituency in North 24 Parganas district. The central forces, nonetheless, denied the allegations. (*5*) a central power officer had stated when polling was underway.
However, the CEO workplace, following allegations and media studies, sought a report from the observer, an official stated. “We have received video footage from the media regarding central forces opening fire while disbursing a group of villagers who had gathered near a booth in Deganga’s Kurulgacha. We have sought a report from the observer,” the official stated.
In Shantinagar space of Bidhannagar, a conflict broke out between TMC and BJP supporters with each side accusing one another of stopping the voters from going to the polling cubicles. Bricks and stones have been hurled, injuring eight folks, officers stated.
An enormous contingent of central forces was rushed to the spot to regulate the scenario, they stated. TMC MLA Sujit Bose and BJP candidate Sabyasachi Dutta visited the spot to take inventory of the scenario.
In Baranagar seat, BJP candidate and actor Parno Mitra was gheraoed allegedly by TMC activists whereas she was touring the constituency. The TMC has denied the allegations and claimed that she was attempting to affect the voters on the day of voting.
Mitra alleged that TMC activists misbehaved along with her, following which she lodged a grievance with the EC. In Siliguri, a scuffle broke out between TMC and CPI (M) supporters outdoors a polling sales space.
In Santipur in Nadia district, the TMC alleged that personnel of the central forces have been asking voters to return, a cost rubbished by the authorities. Further, the TMC alleged {that a} polling sales space within the Bardhaman Uttar constituency was captured by the BJP. The allegation was denied by the opposition celebration, whereas ballot officers stated that no such incident has occurred.
The police and central forces needed to resort to lathi- cost to disperse TMC and BJP activists, who have been clashing over voters being allegedly not allowed to go to the cubicles in Kalyani. A BJP employee was critically injured after bombs have been lobbed at him allegedly by TMC activists whereas he was returning residence after casting his vote in Gayeshpur constituency. The ruling celebration within the state denied the allegation, whereas a big contingent of central forces was despatched to the realm to regulate the scenario.
In Bijpur in North 24 Parganas, TMC and BJP supporters clashed after the opposition celebration alleged that voters have been being prevented from going to the cubicles. The BJP additionally alleged that some of its sales space brokers within the Minakhan constituency in the identical district have been “kidnapped” by the TMC.
The TMC stated the BJP doesn’t have sufficient power to depute brokers in all of the cubicles, which is why it was levelling such “baseless” allegations. A complete of 1,13,47,344 folks have been eligible to vote. Of them, 57,35,766 have been males, 56,11,354 have been girls and 224 have been of the third gender.
At many locations, voters have been seen with out masks amid the resurgent coronavirus, elevating issues. The safety forces ensured social distancing on the cubicles, whereas election officers supplied masks, hand sanitiser and polythene gloves to the voters. The polling began at 7 am in 15,789 stations throughout the six districts. The EC had deployed 853 corporations of central forces on this part.
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