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The EC letter added that relevant CCTV footage is available with the Commission to prove that there was no wrongdoing in the process
Mamata Banerjee had dialled Governor Jagdeep Dhankar from Nandigram, from where she is contesting against BJP`s Suvendu Adhikari
She alleged that there is a complete breakdown of law and order
New Delhi: In response to West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee s allegation that there was a complete breakdown of law and order during the second phase of the voting election in the state on April 1, especially at a polling booth in Nandigram, Election Commission has given a point-by-point reply to the Chief Minister.
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Opinion | Nandigram: Who threatened villagers on voting day?
On polling day in Nandigram, we showed on India TV, how villagers, both men and women, fearing for their lives, were walking towards the polling booth near their village, with central security forces accompanying them. These men and women named some local Trinamool leaders, who had threatened them not to come out of their homes and vote. This was how a reign of terror had been created in Nandigram, where the Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee is fighting a raging battle to save her political existence.
Till now, we had been only hearing news of Trinamool leaders threatening people not to attend BJP rallies in Bengal, we used to hear how villagers never trusted the local police, but after a long time, people have mustered courage to come out and vote, with central security forces protecting them. Till now, we used to take all accusations made by BJP leaders against TMC about beatings and killings, with