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How BJP seeks to mount pressure on Mamata over West Bengal panchayat poll violence

NEW DELHI: The BJP seeks to keep the pot boiling over the violence witnessed during the panchayat election in West Bengal and by of that it wants to keep mounting pressure on state chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee.

The Times of India

Injured in West Bengal panchayat poll violence, TMC worker dies

KOLKATA: A 61-year-old Trinamool Congress worker, who was injured in a political clash at Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on the eve of the July 8 panchayat polls, died on Saturday, an official said.

The Times of India

Amit Shah's remarks on West Bengal rural polls distasteful, insensitive: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dubbed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on violence in the State’s panchayat polls as “distasteful and insensitive”, and wondered about the role of his Ministry in restoring peace in strife-torn Manipur.

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BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi, Mamata over West Bengal panchayat election violence; TMC retorts

NEW DELHI: Even about a week after the West Bengal panchayat election, the BJP has continued to demand a statement from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the poll-related violence while also hitting out at the ruling TMC calling chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led government as “misrule”.

The Times of India

West Bengal school teachers' recruitment 'scam': ED attaches assets of expelled TMC functionaries

NEW DELHI: Assets worth more than Rs 15 crore of expelled TMC youth wing leaders Kuntal Ghosh and Santanu Banerjee and another person have been attached in connection with a money laundering probe into the alleged West Bengal school teachers' recruitment scam, the ED said on Friday.

The Times of India

BJP seeks Rahul Gandhi’s comments on violence during West Bengal panchayat election

NEW DELHI: While the Congress has been consistently demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on the ethnic violence raging in the northeastern state of Manipur since May 3, the BJP has started seeking the opposition party leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on the bloodbath during the just-concluded panchayat election in Trinamool…

The Times of India

Four more killed in post-poll violence in West Bengal; Mamata appeals for peace

Violence linked to the West Bengal panchayat elections is showing no signs of abating, with four more deaths reported on July 12, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to appeal for peace.

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Why BJP is upbeat over West Bengal panchayat election results

NEW DELHI: Though the counting of votes for the violence-marred July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal are still counting and the results are yet to be declared, it is almost evident that the ruling Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) has swept it with the BJP as a distant second.

The Times of India

In Rajya Sabha pick for West Bengal, BJP seeks to push for North Bengal support

BJP nominates Ananta Maharaj for Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, to gain support of Rajbanshi community. TMC announces 6 candidates, including one from North Bengal, to counter BJP's inroads.

The Hindu

Bengal panchayat polls | BJP fact-finding team to visit violence-hit areas

BJP fact-finding team visits WB to assess poll violence; TMC mocks team, calls it an attempt to divert attention from its defeat. Team led by Ravi Shankar Prasad to visit north & south Bengal districts. 33 people have died in poll-related violence, with TMC suffering 60% of deaths. TMC poised…

The Hindu

TMC to send five-member fact-finding team to Manipur on July 14

The Trinamool Congress said a five-member party delegation will visit the ethnic strife-torn Manipur on July 14 to reach out to the affected people of the northeastern State.

The Hindu

West Bengal panchayat election violence: Congress central leaders defend TMC, state unit attacks Mamata

NEW DELHI: The large-scale violence during the West Bengal panchayat election, which witnessed the killing of about 40 people and massive poll-related irregularities, has elicited conflicting responses from the central and state units of the Congress.

The Times of India

Trinamool Congress is poised to sweep violence marred West Bengal panchayat polls

Here are the updates on the West Bengal panchayat poll results.

The Hindu

The race to defend or delay deep-sea mining

The UN’s International Seabed Authority (ISA) has begun a crucial round of negotiations in Jamaica to try to reach agreement on the rules governing deep-sea mining, a day after companies were allowed to file for permits to mine the oceans. Defenders of the deep are also ramping up their efforts…

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The Times of India

West Bengal panchayat election: How it is TMC versus BJP, CPM, Congress

NEW DELHI: The July 8 panchayat election was marked by violence on a large scale with about 20 people being killed on the day alone and about 40 people lost their lives in a month – since the June 8 notification. In a unique development, while the main opposition BJP,…

The Hindu

W.B. teacher scam: SC refuses to halt probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee

The Supreme Court on July 10 refused to interfere with the CBI and Enforcement Directorate probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in the alleged West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, saying it cannot stultify the investigation in the case.

The Hindu

Derek O'Brien, Saket Gokhale among 6 candidates named by TMC for Rajya Sabha polls

The Trinamool Congress has announced the names of six candidates, including party spokesperson Derek O’Brien, for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

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Bengal violence: IE editorial points to ‘TMC bombs’, Telegraph says central forces ‘invisible’

The violence in West Bengal seems to be unrelenting with reports of fresh clashes amid repolling for the single-phase panchayat polls in several areas on Monday. At least 19 have been killed during the election, and 22 in the run-up to it, despite the deployment of nearly 60,000 central security…

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West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose flies to Delhi, likely to submit report on poll violence to Amit Shah

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on on July 9 flew to New Delhi, where he is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and submit a report on the violence that took place during the panchayat elections in the State, an official said. Mr. Bose is likely…

The Times of India

Protests over West Bengal panchayat polls turn violent

TAMLUK/ CHAKULIA/ MALDA (WEST BENGAL): Protests were held in different parts of West Bengal on Sunday against the violence that rocked the panchayat elections and over allegations of irregularities.

The Hindu

BJP alleges Central forces 'deliberately' not deployed in West Bengal panchayat election

BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said if the Central forces were deployed in sensitive places, there would not have been so much violence, and people could have exercised their franchise freely and without fear.

The Hindu

West Bengal panchayat polls | Repolling in 600 booths on July 10; death toll rises to 18

The death toll in the violence that marred the panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 18 on July 9.

The Hindu

Tripura CM accuses TMC of perpetrating violence in Bengal rural polls

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has accused the TMC of perpetrating violence during the panchayat polls in West Bengal, and asked his counterpart Mamata Banerjee to “learn” from the northeastern State on “how to ensure free, fair and peaceful” elections.

The Times of India

West Bengal rural polls: Parties blame each other for violence, BJP seeks President's Rule

KOLKATA/BEHRAMPORE: All parties in West Bengal leveled allegations against each other for the violence that claimed the lives of 16 people in various districts as voting for the three-tier panchayat elections ended at 5pm.

The Times of India

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