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After EVM found in car of Assam BJP MLA’s wife, EC suspends four and orders repoll The poll party was attacked and held hostage along with the EVM in the vehicle by a mob alleging that it was being taken to be tampered with. Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service GUWAHATI: Amidst the brouhaha after an EVM was found in a car registered in the name of the wife of Assam BJP MLA Krishnendu Paul, the Election Commission has suspended the Presiding Officer and three other officials and sought a report from the Special Observer. ....
Former cop and BJP candidate for Debra constituency Bharati Ghosh alleged that her polling agent was not being allowed to enter a booth in Nowpara area by Trinamool goons. ....
Voting is underway with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols in nine seats each in Purba and Paschim Medinipur districts, eight in Bankura and four in South 24 Parganas. ....
URL copied People in Assam have shown Congress-led alliance red card : PM Modi Drawing a football analogy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the people of Assam have shown the red card to the Congress-led Grand Alliance in the state. He also accused the previous Congress governments of being a mute spectator to unbridled violence in the Bodo dominated areas of the state. People of Assam have given their blessings to the NDA in first phase of assembly poll. Football is a popular sport in Assam. In football parlance, the people of Assam have shown the Congress-led alliance the red card, he said addressing an election rally at Bijni in Kokrajhar. ....
While Assam largely witnessed a peaceful second phase, polling in West Bengal was marked by sporadic violence. Share Via Email | A+A A- CM Mamata at a polling station during 2nd phase of Assembly Polls, at Boyal; Tribal women show their inked fingers during the 2nd phase of Assam assembly polls in Morigaon district. (Photos | PTI) By Online Desk Amid reports of sporadic violence, vandalism and minor clashes, phase two of the assembly election in West Bengal and Assam concluded on Thursday evening. At 5.30 PM, Assam had registered 72.65% votes and 79.53% polling was recorded in West Bengal. While Assam largely witnessed a peaceful second phase, polling in West Bengal was marked by sporadic violence with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slamming the Election Commission over inaction to complaints filed by her party. ....