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Bengal votes today in the seventh, and penultimate, phase of its Assembly election, amid a steady spike in Covid cases over the past weeks. Mamata Banerjee's former seat - Bhabanipur - and three ministers are among the high-profile names in play. ....
West Bengal Assembly Elections: The eighth and final round of polling will be held on Thursday. (File) Kolkata: Bengal votes today in the seventh, and penultimate, phase of its Assembly election, amid a steady spike in Covid cases over the past weeks. Mamata Banerjee s former seat - Bhabanipur - and three ministers are among the high-profile names in play. Here are the top 10 points in the story: In a last-gasp attack on the opposition BJP, Chief Minister Banerjee on Sunday evening tore into the centre over its handling of the Covid pandemic, paying particular attention to the crippling oxygen shortage and row over vaccine prices. She also urged people, even those who are Covid-positive, and for whom the Election Commission has made arrangements, to cast their vote. ....
West Bengal Election 2021: Voting for Phase 7 today, 284 candidates in fray - In Phase-VII, 34 assembly constituencies spread across five districts will go to polls. ....
EC singularly responsible for second COVID wave, officials should be booked for murder: Madras HC The Madras High Court on Monday lashed out against the Election Commission and said it is the most irresponsible institution in the country . Share Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 03:32 PM IST The Madras High Court on Monday lashed out against the Election Commission and said it is the most irresponsible institution in the country who have done nothing to prevent political parties from breaching Covid-19 protocol. Holding the EC responsible for the deadly second wave of coronavirus, the Madras High Court observed that the poll panel should be booked for murder. Your institution is singularly responsible for the second wave of Covid-19. Election Commission officers should be booked on murder charges probably, the HC observed. ....
Expressing confidence that the BJP will win the polls in Bengal with a thumping majority, he said that the election, this time, was unprecedented and unique . ....