Sporadic incidents of violence erupts in small pockets
Trinamul in Durgapur East constituency alleged that central force personnel ransacked one of its party offices, located 1km away from a polling station
Bomb kills student
In the jute mill belt of North 24-Parganas, which had gone to the polls in the sixth phase, a first-year BA student was killed late on Sunday by a bomb, prompting outrage by residents of the area.
The victim, Anurag Shaw, 20, an Indian army aspirant, was targeted by unidentified attackers with a crude bomb. The explosive hurled at Shaw landed on his shoulder.
Drink raises brows
The BJP has filed a complaint with the Election Commission, accusing the presiding officer of Banskopa polling station, under Durgapur East constituency, of having a drink with a Trinamul leader’s husband on the banks of a pond on Sunday night.
Voter protest
Over 1,200 voters at Harishpur village of Andal in the Pandabeswar Assembly seat abstained from voting on Monday to protest the “apathy” of the local administration regarding their proposed rehabilitation. Several residents of the village had last year their houses and land cracking up owing to nearby mining activities. Sources said the state government and the ECIL assured them of rehabilitation, but no action was taken.
TMC on central forces
Trinamul in Durgapur East constituency alleged that central force personnel ransacked one of its party offices, located 1km away from a polling station. Party sources alleged that a central force team arrived at the office and ransacked it when workers were preparing food on Monday afternoon, beat up the workers and locked up the building. A complaint was later lodged at Kanksa police station.
In Malipara village, under Raninagar assembly constituency, Trinamul alleged that the central forces ransacked the home of Trinamul leader Mizan Hasan and assaulted women family members of the leader. Trinamul filed a police complaint later.
Trinamul leader Rubel Ali had to be admitted to the Nabagram Rural Hospital on Monday after he was allegedly beaten by a team of central force personnel in Nimgram area, under Nabagram constituency. Asked about the incident, Rubel said, “My only fault was that I introduced myself as a Trinamul worker.” A police complaint has been registered.
Cap controversy
BJP candidate from Asansol South constituency, Agnimitra Paul, forcibly removed the cap of a Trinamul agent at the Baktanagar polling station after spotting a sticker with the ruling party emblem on it. Paul also lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, accusing the agent of influencing voters.
Thrash complaint
The BJP candidate from Gangarampur seat, Satyendra Nath Roy, lodged a complaint with the Election Commission and South Dinajpur district police claiming that one of his polling agents was picked up by a police team from their home and beaten up. Police refused to clarify the reason behind the detention of the agent.
Attack finger
A Trinamul worker and his wife were allegedly attacked with sharp weapons by miscreants, with suspected Congress links, while going to cast votes in the Chanchal area of Malda. Asked, Congress sources denied the allegations.
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