Kolkata: At least 10 folks have been arrested for alleged involvement within the violence that occurred in two of the 30 constituencies in West Bengal, state Chief Electoral officer Aariz Aftab mentioned.
West Bengal election’s section 1 polling on Saturday turned out to be fairly eventful as experiences of violence, allegations and counter-allegations garnered quite a lot of consideration.
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In Paschim Medinipur district, 7 folks had been arrested from the Salboni seat the place CPI(M) candidate Susanta Ghosh was heckled and stones had been hurled at his automotive allegedly by the ruling TMC supporters.
BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari’s youthful brother Soumendu was additionally attacked and his automotive was vandalised at Kanthi in Purba Medinipur district and three individuals had been arrested over the incident.
“Other than some sporadic incidents of violence, polling was held in a peaceful manner in 30 assembly constituencies in West Bengal,” Aftab advised reporters.
Another main allegation of EVM malfunctioning additionally gained prominence and a gaggle of individuals blocked a street exterior a polling station at Majna within the Kanthi Dakshin seat, claiming that the VVPAT slip confirmed ends in favour of BJP, irrespective of which one they voted for.
The CEO mentioned that the Commission would look into the allegations of some political events that personnel of the central forces “were influencing voters to cast their votes for the BJP”.
BJP-TMC Faceoff Over Leaked Audio
The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are at present attacking one another utilizing audio-tapes as their instrument. BJP claims that CM Mamata Banerjee dialled saffron celebration chief Pralay Pal and sought his help to win the Nandigram seat the place she is pitted in opposition to her former protégé Suvendu Adhikari.
Pal in a video launched by the BJP claimed that the Chief Minister had dialled him up and urged him to “work for her and return to the TMC”.
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The TMC has rubbished the identical and contended that the voice within the recording shouldn’t be verified.
Meanwhile, TMC additionally put out a counter audio-tape of a dialog between two BJP leaders. The ruling celebration in West Bengal has alleged that BJP’s Mukul Roy might be heard briefing celebration chief Shishir Bajoria on methods to affect the Election Commission within the purported audio clip.
The TMC alleged that within the audio clip, Roy tells Bajoria they need to method the ballot physique asking for adjustments in guidelines so that folks apart from locals are allowed to be sales space brokers or else BJP gained’t be capable to give brokers in a big part of cubicles.
On Saturday, Trinamool Congress members had additionally met meet the Chief Electoral Officer elevating points over the deployment of sales space brokers. After the assembly, Sudip Bandyopadhyay advised media individuals: “BJP had submitted a memorandum requesting to change the system of appointing booth agents wherein he must be a voter of the concerned booth and allow anybody at any booth”
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If any new components on this faceoff over audiotapes floor stay to be seen.
