Four-member MHA team arrives in Kolkata to assess post-poll violence ANI | Updated: May 06, 2021 13:01 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): A four-member team, deputed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, arrived in Kolkata on Thursday to assess the ground situation amid the post-poll violence in West Bengal.
The MHA has deputed a four-member team, led by an Additional Secretary level official including a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official, to visit the ground reality.
Additional Secretary Home Ministry Govind Mohan, Additional Secretary Education Ministry Vinit Joshi, Joint Director of Intelligence Bureau Janardan Singh and IB Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) IB, Nalin are among the team.
Highlights The Home Ministry had earlier asked the state government to submit a report but has not yet received it
The governor has been asked to assess the situation and submit his report to the ministry at the earliest, sources told PTI
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has asked West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to give a report on the law and order situation in the state, said a PTI report. The state has witnessed violence following the announcement of Assembly election results last weekend. The Home Ministry had earlier asked the state government to submit a report but has not yet received it, the report said quoting officials. The governor has been asked to assess the situation and submit his report to the ministry at the earliest, officials added.
Union Minister V Muraleedharanâs convoy attacked in West Bengal, claims TMC hand
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Union Minister and BJP leader V Muraleedharan on Thursday alleged that his convoy was attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) goons during his visit to the state.
Taking to Twitter, Muraleedharan said: TMC goons attacked my convoy in West Midnapore, broken windows, attacked personal staff. Cutting short my trip.
In the video, it can be seen that a group of men smashing the car s glasses. I went to West Midnapore to meet party workers who have been attacked and their homes were vandalised. I was moving from one house to another with my convoy and then all of a sudden a group of people started charging towards us and attacked, Muraleedharan said told PTI.
MHA delegation should ve visited EC office, not Nabanna to inquire about post-poll violence: TMC
MHA delegation should ve visited EC office, not Nabanna to inquire about post-poll violence: TMC
TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said that the MHA delegation, which arrived in Kolkata on Thursday, should visit the office of the Election Commission to inquire about post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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UPDATED: May 7, 2021 01:11 IST
File photo of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna, the state secretariat in Kolkata (Photo Credits: PTI)
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MHA asks report from West Bengal Governor over law and order situation
The Union Home Ministry has asked West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to give a report on the law and order situation in the state, particularly the violence that took place following the election results last weekend, officials said on Thursday.
The Home Ministry had earlier asked the state government to submit a report but has not yet received it, the officials said. The governor has been asked to assess the situation and submit his report to the ministry at the earliest.
The MHA has deputed a four-member team, led by an Additional Secretary level official including a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official, to assess the ground situation in the state amid the post-poll violence.  The BJP claims six of its workers were killed by TMC supporters, a charge denied by the Mamata Banerjee-led government.