Second Trinamool Congress activist killed in Bengal within a day
Trinamool Congress activist, Pralay Mondal was shot dead from point-blank range on Saturday morning in front of his residence in the Bishnupur area.
Trinamool Congress activist, Pralay Mondal was shot dead from point-blank range on Saturday morning in front of his residence in the Bishnupur area.
The victim has been identified as Nantu Ghazi and the incident occured early morning in the Satmukhi-Gazipur area.
The president of the citizens forum Sailen Parbat said that the state administration and the State Election Commission have completely failed to provide safety and security to the common people during the panchayat election.
“The fact of the divisions within a party has to be factored in,” said a political scientist and psephologist.
MPs including Ravishankar Prasad, Satyapal Singh, Rajdeep Roy, and Rekha Verma will visit Bengal soon to take stock of the situation.
Dr Shashi Panja, West Bengal cabinet minister, said out of a total of 61,569 booths across the state, major violence took place at 8 or 9 booths.
Earlier, a polling booth at Baravita Primary School in Sitai, Coochbehar has been allegedly vandalised and ballot papers set on fire.
Polling for panchayats in West Bengal began this morning under stringent security cover.
At least seven persons, including an inspector-in-charge sustained injuries during the violent confrontation between TMC and CPM workers.
The ruling Trinamool Congress had always been vocal about the opposition parties bringing in anti-social elements from neighbouring states before any important event and creating tension in the state.
