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Four people were killed at a school during polling for the state assembly elections on April 10, 2021, at Sitalkuchi in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar | Latest News India
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar faced protests in multiple locations of Cooch Behar district on Thursday when he visited some areas that saw post-poll clashes. His convoy faced black flags, “go back” slogans and questions on why he was silent on the Sitalkuchi deaths. Dhankhar did not meet the families of four youths of Sitalkuchi who had fallen to CISF bullets on April 10 during polls. Neither did he meet the kin of Ananda Barman, a youth shot on the same day in a clash in another poll booth. “The governor has always crossed his brief....His visit to Cooch Behar is nothing but a BJP-concei...
KOLKATA: The Election Commission on Sunday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP’s Sayantan Basu and Trinamool Congress candidate from Arambag Sujata Mondal for their remarks in violation of the model code of conduct. The 24-hour ban kicked in at 7pm on Sunday. With public meetings and rallies barred between 7pm and 10am on account of Covid-19, the ban will effectively restrain them from active campaigning for nine hours only. Basu, in a speech at North 24 Parganas on April 12, had linked the April 10 firing by central forces in Sitalkuchi to the death of 18-year-old Ananda Barman, brothe...
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP leader Sayantanu Basu as well as Trinamool Congress candidate from Arambag Sujata Mondal for their separate remarks found to be in violation of the model code of conduct. The 24-hour ban on both leaders will kick in at 7pm on Sunday. With public meetings and rallies barred between 7 pm and 10am anyway on account of Covid, the ban will effectively restrain them from active campaigning for 9 hours only. Basu had, in a speech delivered at North 24 Parganas on April 12, linked the April 10 firing by the Central f...
Highlights BJP's Sayantan Basu banned over Cooch Behar firing remark Sujata Mondal Khan banned for remark against SC community NEW DELHI: Ahead of the sixth phase of the assembly election in West Bengal, the Election Commission on Sunday (April 18) imposed a 24-hour campaigning ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Trinamool Congress leader Sujata Mondal Khan over their recent speeches. According to reports, the campaigning ban on BJP and Trinamool Congress leaders will come into effect from 7 pm on Sunday. According to ANI report, the poll panel banned BJP leader Sayantan Basu for 24 hours ...