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EC bars netas in Cooch Behar for 72 hours
Shubhadeep Choudhury
Kolkata, April 10
Five persons died, including four in firing by central forces, in Sitalkuchi segment of Cooch Behar during the fourth phase of polling in West Bengal on Saturday, triggering a political storm even as a turnout of 76.16 per cent was recorded across 44 constituencies.
Narendra Modi, PM
Trinamool jittery
Mamata didi and TMC goons have become jittery because of massive support for BJP. She is inciting people against forces.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation over the killings while Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of perpetuating a culture of violence in the state.
The Election Commission on Saturday barred the entry of politicians in Cooch Behar district for the next 72 hours to prevent any possible law and order flare-up.
Highlights
TMC performed well in the third phase
Overall, it looks like there will be a regime change in Bengal
Kolkata: With the announcement of election dates on February 26, we entered Bengal. We started from Delhi, passed through Varanasi and Bodh Gaya and finally crossed Jharkhand border to reach Asansol. Our coverage of West Bengal elections started here. My cameraman and I boarded a bus to Durgapur and we started talking to people about the elections. Most people on the bus said that the elections seemed to be a 50-50 affair and that anything can happen. After this, we traveled on a bus from Hooghly to Howrah. Most people either avoided the question or appeared to be ‘playing’ safe when asked to predict the outcome by saying it’s a 50-50 contest. In the initial days, there were only a few people who spoke of ‘change’. Some even said that Mamata ‘didi’ will win again as she has done a lot of work for the poor and women.
Mamata Banerjee Provoked Bengal Poll Violence, Says Amit Shah Mamata Banerjee Provoked Bengal Poll Violence, Says Amit Shah The BJP leader s comments came after Mamata Banerjee demanded his resignation over the incident and labelled the killing of four people in central force firing at Cooch Behar a genocide .
West Bengal elections: Amit Shah urged people to vote in the remaining phases peacefully.
Kolkata:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s appeal to the people to target security forces provoked the clash in Cooch Behar district during voting on Saturday, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday, rebuffing the Trinamool chief s accusations that he was responsible for the violence.