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West Bengal: Mamata govt to use over 2.75 lakh ‘quack’ doctors to fight Covid in rural areas

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2021

According to a report published in BBC in July 2020, over 100,000 such doctors helped the West Bengal government control the disease.

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Another life lost in West Bengal violence as RSS worker Balaram Majhi lynched to death by TMC workers: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2021

RSS worker Balaram Majhi died after he was attacked by TMC workers at his residence in Sripur village in East Bardhaman district

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Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan’s convoy attacked in Bengal, was on his way to meet BJP workers attacked by TMC goons: Watch

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2021

Following TMC victory in West Bengal Assembly polls on Sunday, there have been reports of widespread violence in West Bengal.

Crime

21-year-old college student raped and murdered in Medinipur district in West Bengal, 3 including a woman arrested

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2021

West Bengal police arrested 2 masons and their female aide for rape and murder of a college student, who have confessed to the crime

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Union Home Ministry forms four-member fact-finding team to probe post-election violence in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2021

Multiple reports of brutal killings, arson, loot, rape and vandalism have come forth from different parts of West Bengal since May 2

Crime

West Bengal: Another BJP worker murdered, TMC goons ransack BJP candidate’s house in Jadavpur

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2021

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, BJP president JP Nadda said that at least 14 BJP workers have been killed during the post violence that erupted following the victory of Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.

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Bengal post-poll violence: Over a lakh people have fled from Bengal, says BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari

OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2021

In recently concluded polls, TMC won 213 out of 292 seats while BJP won 77 seats. Suvendu Adhikari defeated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram.

Opinions

How the ‘Liberal’ press is whitewashing Bengal’s post-election violence

T Waraich - 5 May, 2021

Online publications like The Wire and Scroll.in seem to have more of a problem with BJP's characterization of the post-election violence, than the actual post-poll violence itself.

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Bengal post-poll violence: TMC goons attack BSF jawans, set their homes on fire, Network 18 journalist reveals

OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2021

Earlier, TMC Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had demonised the central paramilitary forces. She had even urged the party supporters to 'gherao' them during elections.

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