West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose visited the violence-hit Bhangar in the South 24 Parganas district on Friday and called for joint efforts to end the violence that broke out in the State in the run-up to the panchayat elections.
“This election should be a resolve by the silent majority of the State and lovers of democracy to ensure that peaceful election is the norm rather than the exception in West Bengal,” the Governor said.
Bhangar has been on the boil over since June 9, when the filing of nomination papers for the panchayat polls began. On Thursday, a supporter of the Trinamool Congress and an activist of the Indian Secular Front were killed in violence in the area. Another body was recovered in the evening.
