Tag: Panchayat elections
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Horrific Violence And Largescale Rigging Bring Curtains Down On Panchayat Elections In Bengal
Fifteen deaths and large-scale rigging desecrated the sanctity of elections to 64,157 seats in gram panchayats, panchayat samitis and zilla parishads in Bengal that ended 5 pm Saturday (July 8). Multiple reports came in of Trinamool cadres resorting to large-scale rigging by capturing booths, driving… Read More
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West Bengal Elections – Always Many Deaths & So Much Violence…
West Bengal has any election - the current panchayat, local body, state or national - news reports point to so much violence. In panchayat elections underway, over 20 people died and several before the start of elections, and hundreds and hundreds of citizens and police injured. Things are so bad… Read More
