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Violence reported in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, 38 polling officials airlifted

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

Due to security reasons, the polls in Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency which is composed of 16 assembly segments, is being held in 3 phases

Politics

BJP candidate Arjun Singh attacked by TMC goons in Barrackpore

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

Arjun Singh was allegedly heckled after he intervened when BJP supporters said they were not allowed to vote

Opinions

Chairman of Editors Guild justifies TMC’s violence in West Bengal, showers praise for fighting ‘fire with fire, venom with venom’

K Bhattacharjee - 4 May, 2019

Shekhar Gupta has this to say: "Fight fire with fire, venom with venom... Mamata in Bengal shows how offence is the best defence to stop the Modi-Shah cavalry..."

News Reports

TMC’s ‘goondaraj’: Booth level BJP workers assaulted in Siliguri, FIR registered

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2019

This election season has witnessed several incidents of violence under Mamata’s regime in the state.

Politics

TMC leader Moon Moon Sen asks journalists to ‘go lick BJP’s a$$’ when asked about poll violence in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2019

The arrogance of TMC leaders is not just limited to Moon Moon Sen threatening a journalist

News Reports

India Today, Republic TV crew including lady journalists attacked by TMC goons for exposing Bengal violence

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2019

The fourth phases of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal have been mired in controversy as sporadic instances of violence have been reported throughout the state

News Reports

Poll violence in West Bengal: TMC workers attack BJP workers in Asansol, BJP candidate Babul Supriyo’s car vandalised

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2019

In a shocking incident of violence in West Bengal, party workers belonging to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) have reportedly attacked Union Minister Babul Supriyo and damaged his vehicle in Asansol

News Reports

Violence in West Bengal: While voters boycott polls in Asansol over non-deployment of central forces, crude bombs found elsewhere

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2019

The fourth phases of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal have been mired in controversy as sporadic instances of violence have been reported throughout the state just as the first three phases of elections.

Crime

West Bengal: Makhan Bibi force fed acid by husband and in-laws for voting against Trinamool, claims son

OpIndia Staff - 26 April, 2019

In a gruesome incident of political violence, a woman in Murshidabad, West Bengal was fed acid by her Trinamool supporting husband and in-laws for voting for Congress in the Lok Sabha elections

Politics