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Justice Nagaratna of the Supreme Court had on June 20 dismissed the petition against the deployment of the Central Force by the State Election Commission and the Bengal government.
There is a panchayat election in West Bengal on 8th July. Violence took place in many places before the elections in the state. The Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of the Central Force to stop the violence. The State Election Commission and the State Government reached the Supreme Court against this decision.
On 20 June, the Supreme Court rejected his petition. The SC refused to interfere with the High Court’s decision. After which, on Wednesday, the High Court ordered the Election Commission to deploy 82,000 Central Force personnel in the state within 24 hours.
The court also talked about the CBI inquiry on the complaint of tampering of papers during the nomination. Two candidates have accused the election returning officer of making changes in the document.
CBI asked to submit investigation report by July 5
Both the candidates making the allegations belong to Uluberia I block of Howrah district. He says, he belongs to OBC-A category. He also has the certificate, but the Panchayat Election Officer has written SC-W in the documents and stuck the file.
Justice Amrita Sinha directed the CBI to investigate the allegation by July 5 and submit a report before the court on July 7, when the matter would be heard again.
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Four pictures of Bengal violence…
On June 17, TMC-BJP clashed during nomination paper scrutiny. Union minister Nishith Pramanik’s convoy was also attacked.
The picture is of Canin in South 24 Parganas district. There was a fight between two groups of TMC outside the BDO office here. More than 100 attacks were carried out with bombs.
More than 100 bomb attacks were carried out on June 14 in Canning in South 24 Parganas district after two TMC factions clashed.
A TMC leader was arrested on June 10, a day after the murder of a Congress worker in Murshidabad. Pistol was recovered from him.
Sometimes there was violence…
June 18: Shambhudas, a relative of BJP candidate Visakha Das Kismat, was murdered in Sahebganj, Cooch Behar regarding the panchayat elections. BJP had told TMC responsible for this murder.
June 17: Union Minister of State for Home Nishith Pramanik’s convoy was also attacked in Sahebganj. Pramanik was going to the block office located at Sahebganj. The work of scrutiny of the candidates was going on here.
June 17: The case of murder of TMC leader came to light in Kaliachak of Malda district. Mustafa Sheikh was beaten to death. TMC had accused BJP supporters of Sheikh’s murder.
June 14: Violent clashes broke out between two factions of the ruling TMC during the nomination of candidates at Canning in South 24 Parganas district. Both the groups attacked each other with bombs.
June 13: Supporters of Indian Secular Front (ISF) and Trinamool Congress came face to face. Navsad Siddiqui, ISF MLA from Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, said that when our party workers went to file nominations, they were beaten up by TMC goons.
CM Mamta claims peaceful nomination, Governor said – violence has happened
A call center has been set up regarding problems in Panchayat elections, in which more than 100 complaints are received daily.
West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee had said on June 16 that the panchayat election nominations were done peacefully. But Governor CV Anand Bose, who returned two days ago after visiting the violence-hit areas, said on Monday – I do not want to comment on the CM’s statement. Their perception may be different. She is a leader elected by the people. But it is true that violence and clashes have taken place in some areas. I went there, I talked to people.
On the other hand, the Governor’s OSD Sandeep Kumar Singh said that a call center has been set up regarding problems in Panchayat elections, in which more than 100 complaints are received daily.
Voting for Panchayat elections on July 8, result on July 11
Panchayat elections will be held in West Bengal on a single day on July 8. Counting will take place on July 11. The filing of nominations started from June 9, which ended on June 15.
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