Mamata Banerjee took charge as Bengal Chief Minister for a third straight term (AFP)
Kolkata:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today took a swipe at the centre over sending a team to look into violence in the state after the results of the assembly election were announced last week. The Trinamool Congress, which won the election for a third term, and the BJP have accused each other as behind clashes reported from across the state.
Ms Banerjee, in an allusion to frequent confrontations it often had with the centre in the last few years, asked the BJP-led centre to refrain from sending central teams over matters that may not exist.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said 16 people have lost their lives in post-poll violence in the state and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for their families.
Mamata, who was addressing the media, also said that her government would provide jobs of Home Guard to one family member each of all five persons killed in CAPF firing in Cooch Behar s Sitalkuchi area last month.
“At least 16 persons - mostly from the BJP and the TMC and one of the Samyukta Morcha died in post-poll violence. We will pay a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to their family members. Our government will also provide jobs of home guard to the next of kin of Sitalkuchi victims, she said.
You Don t Stop Elections In A Place Like India : S Jaishankar Amid Covid When a pandemic hits hard there are arguments, questions. People have spoken of elections, we are a democratic country, you don t stop elections in a place like India, S Jaishankar told news agency ANI in an interview.
Updated: May 05, 2021 11:26 am IST
S Jaishankar dismissed criticism over elections held amid Covid as point scoring that needed pause.
New Delhi:
Amid global criticism over political campaigns when Covid cases were exploding in the country, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has offered this justification - You don t stop elections in a place like India . He also describes Covid as a shared problem and a global crisis.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced sweeping restrictions in the state to curb the spread of Covid-19. Addressing the media in Kolkata today afternoon, Banerjee said that the government is taking measures to increase beds in hospitals to address the issue of bed crunch at hospitals. She also appealed to the people to donate to the CM Covid care fund to bolster the fight against an invisible enemy. I chaired a meeting to review the present Covid situation. We are increasing 3,000 beds. it will be 30,000 beds in some day, she said. The Chief Minister added that the state is short of vaccines and that she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention.