Farmers’ body supported GP candidates win in panchayat polls
Dipak Kumar Singha won from Khagore 4 GP and Bibi Akhtarun from Khagore 5 GP. Both won as Independents.
Dipak Kumar Singha won from Khagore 4 GP and Bibi Akhtarun from Khagore 5 GP. Both won as Independents.
Facing severe criticism over the poor deployment of central forces during the panchayat elections in the state on Saturday
But, despite the circus around the voting process and the run up to it, people have not lost faith in the spirit of democracy.
Political commentators point out that this is related to the fact that the Congress and the Left have been contesting elections together against Trinamool Congress (TMC), the ruling party in the state on the one hand, and the BJP at the Centre.
The officials were provided with bottles of Carbolic acid at the DCRC centres in East Burdwan as the district has recorded 173 deaths in a year due to snake bite.
East Burdwan and Bankura have recorded at least a dozen such candidates who are pitted against their kith and kin.
Vacation bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice M.M. Sundresh posted the matter by the State Election Commission for hearing on Tuesday (June 20) on a mentioning by the senior advocate Meenakshi Arora appearing for the SEC.
The fresh decision to approach the Supreme Court is a U-turn from the SEC's earlier stand of abiding by the order of the Calcutta High Court.
The State Election Commission called an all-party meeting on June 13 to discuss the Panchayat elections in West Bengal.
The West Bengal panchayat elections will be held in a single phase on July 8. The counting of votes will be done on July 11.
