Tag: Bengal rural polls

Bengal rural polls a farce, says Opp

Opposition parties on Monday charged a farce was enacted in the panchayat polls which saw unprecedented violence, terror and rigging. In many cases voters were not allowed to exercise their franchise and the police acted like spectators, they complained. BJP state president Dilip Ghosh alleged the state witnessed a bloodbath in the name of the...

May 15, 2018

SC refuses to interfere with Bengal rural polls

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to extend the last date for filing nominations of the West Bengal panchayat polls saying it cannot interfere with the election processes. The apex court, however, granted liberty to all candidates to approach the West Bengal State Election Commission for appropriate relief. “We have not interfered with the election...

April 10, 2018

Police asked to intensify vigil for Bengal rural polls

Amidst reports of violence, state government has instructed all superintendents of police to intensify police vigilance and keep close watch so that outsiders cannot instigate violence, ADG law and order, Anuj Sharma said on Thursday at Nabanna. Talking to the reporters, Mr Sharma said that police has intensified security measures in all border areas and...

April 6, 2018