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panchayat polls
The politics of violence and what follows it
The power of narrative building is immense.
As BJP rises in Bengal, three of Mamata’s ministers ‘resign’
Their performance was reportedly scrutinized and not found up to the mark.
BJP worker murdered allegedly for his active participation in West Bengal Panchayat elections
BJP alleges he was killed for active participation in Panchayat polls
But for social media, ‘The Hindu’ would have whitewashed the Bengal Panchayat poll violence
The mainstream media shielded and downplayed the violence
Five of the nine candidates who filed nominations via WhatsApp win in Bengal Panchayat polls
The candidates were directed to file their nomination via WhatsApp on the Kolkata HC's orders
Unknown gunmen taking away ballot boxes to death of BJP’s presiding officer, Bengal’s panchayat polls counting begins
The Panchayat polls are crucial for Mamata who is eyeing the PM post in 2019.
Editors Guild president whines about airport WiFi even as journalists get attacked in Bengal
The silence of the lambs.
The day I lost all faith in one of my childhood heroes: Derek O’Brien
TMC leader indulges in whataboutery as Bengal burns.
Bengal’s Panchayat polls begin with Mamata’s minister publicly thrashing a BJP supporter
Besides this there are reports of TMC barring voters from entering into polling station
West Bengal panchayat polls: violence reported, Mamata appeals for peace
The run up to the panchayat polls has been a bloody one as well.
