Bengal Panchayat polls: Nadda to kickstart BJP’s campaign from Nandigram
The BJP is all set to deploy its central leaders in West Bengal to campaign for the panchayat polls as well as the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the state.
The BJP is all set to deploy its central leaders in West Bengal to campaign for the panchayat polls as well as the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the state.
Supreme Court on Friday declined to consider a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari in which he sought the transfer of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition, challenging his election from the Nandigram constituency, outside the state.
Adhikari had earlier moved the HC alleging that the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government was abusing the police machinery by registering six FIRs against him in four different police stations.
Miss Banerjee's counsel Sanjay Bose said they sought an order striking down the election of Nandigram Assembly.
On the questions of Singur and Nandigram, instead of apologising for them, and forgetting that they were instrumental for the CPM's defeat in 2011, the new narrative was that Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's actions were essentially sound, though there were some mistakes. They even forgot to mention that they were not mistakes but blunders.
Miss Banerjee's remarks came soon after Mr Shah, who addressed a rally in Cooch Behar today, claimed that Miss Banerjee had been "defeated" in Nandigram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Thursday asked Banerjee to clarify whether there is truth in the "rumours" that she was going to file the nomination for another seat going to the polls in the last phase, maintaining that the TMC chief has admitted defeat in Nandigram.
With deployment of about 2,200 CAPF personnel, Nandigram people who put up a fierce resistance in 2007 refusing to allow law enforcement personnel inside their territory, today felt safe as they began gathering outside the 355 polling booths when the clock struck 6:30 a.m.
Overall voter turnout at 80.43 p.c till 5 p.m.; sporadic incidents of violence as TMC accuses BJP, Central forces of voter intimidation
There have been reports of sporadic violence and minor clashes from various constituencies, including the high profile Nandigram, where Mamata Banerjee is locked in a high-stakes electoral battle with her former lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari now with the BJP.
