Political Violence

The victim, 25-year-old Shantu Ghosh had defected from the Trinamool Congress recently and had joined the BJP.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP gave the TMC a tough fight by managing to win 18 seats, a massive improvement from the 2014 polls where they won only 2 seats.

Kushwaha had accused the central government of tampering with EVMs and had called for violence and riots.

Manoj Jena and his associate were fired upon by unknown assailants last evening. Jena's condition is critical.

Kushwaha said that votes were no less valuable than one's reputation and food and that even picking up weapons was justified if it was done for protecting the votes.

In several incidents of post-poll violence, a BJP worker was reportedly shot at while shops have been set ablaze in Cooch Behar. In Bhatpara too, violent clashes are being reported.

The TMC has written to the Election Commission of India alleging that the PM's visit to Kedarnath and the media coverage of it is a 'gross violation of the model code of conduct'.

West Bengal has been marred by political violence through all phases of the general elections. Incidents of vandalism and political attacks are being reported in the last phase too.

The Prime Minister also committed himself towards realizing Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's vision and promised to reconstruct a grander statue at the same place where it was vandalized.

Mamata Banerjee had her interview published in the Indian Express yesterday.