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  • Bengal Panchayat elections: Suvendu Adhikari filed a caveat in the Supreme Court

    Bengal Panchayat elections: Suvendu Adhikari filed a caveat in the Supreme Court

    Kolkata (IANS) | Anticipating the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission to challenge the Calcutta High Court order on the deployment of 82,000 central armed forces personnel in the Supreme Court, Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday filed a caveat in the apex court. Did. Although there has been no official indication from the state government or the state election commission to approach the Supreme Court, state commissioner Rajeev Sinha was busy discussing with legal experts in his office till late Wednesday night.

    Meanwhile, a contempt of court petition against the State Election Commission is scheduled to be heard by a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday and a verdict is expected on the same day.

    On Wednesday, ordering the deployment of a minimum of 82,000 central armed forces for the rural civic body elections, Calcutta High Court Chief Justice T.S. Sivaganam’s bench said the number given by the court was on the lines of the deployment of central forces personnel in the 2013 rural civic body polls ensured by the then State Election Commission, Meera Pandey.

    The court has directed the State Election Commission to apply to the Union Home Ministry for 82,000 personnel within 24 hours. On Wednesday, the State Election Commission gave a requisition to the Union Home Ministry for deployment of only 22 companies or about 2,200 personnel of the Central Armed Forces.

    On Wednesday, the Bench criticized the State Election Commission in unprecedented terms and also questioned the impartiality of the Commission.

    Justice Sivaganam said, after so many developments, I am constrained to say that the impartiality of the State Election Commission remains in question. It is most unfortunate that a contempt of court petition has been filed against the State Election Commissioner. I request you to comply with the orders of the court.

    He also advised State Election Commissioner Rajeev Sinha that if he is unable to bear the pressure of his post, he should leave his chair.

    –IANS

  • Kolkata Woman Stabbed Repeatedly By Ex-Boyfriend, Battling For Life; Accused Arrested

    Kolkata Woman Stabbed Repeatedly By Ex-Boyfriend, Battling For Life; Accused Arrested

    A 21-year-old woman is battling for her life in a Kolkata Hospital after her former boyfriend stabbed her multiple times. The incident reportedly occurred in the Survey Park area of the city as told by the police.

    According to the reports, the police have confirmed that the accused has been arrested.

    The reports said that following an altercation between the accused and the woman, she was stabbed repeatedly on Tuesday afternoon.

    As per an initial investigation by the police, the reports suggest that the two belong to the same locality and were in a relationship sometime back and later they separated ways.

    A police officer told the media, “The man asked her to meet and repeatedly stabbed her before taking the woman to a pond to drown her.”

    While the accused was stabbing the woman, her screams were heard by a nearby traffic sergeant who came to rescue her. The sergeant along with the help of some locals manages to catch the accused right there. Reports said that the investigation is underway.

  • Adhir Ranjan requests party high command to stop Singhvi from representing Bengal government

    Adhir Ranjan requests party high command to stop Singhvi from representing Bengal government

    Kolkata (IANS) | State Congress President in West Bengal and Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary has written to senior party leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi from his party high command in New Delhi to represent the state election commission and the government in the Supreme Court in the matter of deployment of central armed forces for the panchayat polls. Appealed to stop representing. The state government has filed a petition in the apex court challenging the decision of a division bench of the Calcutta High Court to deploy central forces across the state. Both the Congress and the BJP have filed caveats on this in the Supreme Court, so that there is no one-sided hearing of the matter.

    State Congress sources said Chowdhary has brought the matter to the notice of the party’s national president Mallikarjun Kharge and has requested him to ensure that Singhvi and other party leaders, who are country’s top lawyers, represent the state government in the court or Do not represent the State Election Commission.

    Singhvi had recently faced the ire of the West Bengal unit of the Congress for favoring the Trinamool Congress in the Supreme Court. Chowdhary had also called for a complete boycott of Singhvi.

    Chowdhary said Singhvi had accepted similar briefs for the Trinamool Congress in the Saradha chit fund and Narada video tape scam cases. At that time also as State Congress President I had clearly said that we do not want his presence in any party program in West Bengal and now I am saying it again. We are calling for a complete boycott of Singhvi.

    Addressing a party rally last week, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had made it clear that there was no question of the Trinamool Congress supporting the Congress in West Bengal, as the Congress had defeated the CPI(M) in the state. have joined hands with.

    –IANS

  • Z category security to AISF MLA Naushad Siddiqui

    Z category security to AISF MLA Naushad Siddiqui

    Kolkata (IANS) | In the backdrop of large-scale violence in West Bengal’s Bhangar over the nomination process for the upcoming panchayat elections, the Union Home Ministry has decided to provide Z-category security to the All India Secular Front’s (AISF) MLA from Bhangar and the lone party representative in the state. Have decided. On 16 June, Siddiqui wrote to the office of Union Home Minister Amit Shah fearing a threat to his life and sought central assistance for his security.

    The matter was referred to the office of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, who oversees matters relating to security allocation. Sources said the matter was also discussed with Pramanik, another minister of state for home affairs and the BJP MLA from Cooch Behar in West Bengal, whose convoy was attacked twice in the state during four months.

    After Pramanik confirmed the veracity of Siddiqui’s apprehension, the central government approved Z-category security. Under this system, Siddiqui will get the cover of 22 security personnel.

    Alleging a secret understanding between the AISF and the BJP, Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said Siddiqui concocted a drama of danger to life and the central government had fueled it. This proves the secret understanding between the two.

    Recently, while addressing a public meeting, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, without naming him, accused Siddiqui of secretly colluding with the BJP.

    –IANS

  • New controversy over the appointment of Panchayat elections to doctors in Bengal

    New controversy over the appointment of Panchayat elections to doctors in Bengal

    Kolkata (IANS) | A controversy erupted in West Bengal on Sunday over the Howrah district administration’s decision to assign election work to doctors in the upcoming panchayat polls. Some government doctors of Howrah district have been directed to join election duty.

    The Association of Health Services Doctors, West Bengal has written a letter to the State Election Commission expressing its objection on this.

    The association demanded to know how the district administration could allot them the work of presiding officer or polling officer. It said this is an unprecedented decision.

    Meanwhile, the Howrah district administration called it an error.

    Howrah Additional District Magistrate S. Pal said the instructions sent to the doctors would not be implemented.

    Panchayat elections in the state are to be held on July 8. The counting of votes will take place on July 11.

    –IANS

  • Bengal Governor visits violence-affected Bhangar, talks to people

    Bengal Governor visits violence-affected Bhangar, talks to people

    Kolkata (IANS) | West Bengal Governor C.V. Anand Bose on Friday visited Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, which has been the epicenter of ongoing violence in the state ahead of the July 8 panchayat elections. Just an hour before the governor reached the violence-hit area, the police recovered seven bags full of crude bombs.

    However, when the governor reached the spot, none of the top police officers from the district or the state were there.

    The governor was informed about the situation by a junior officer of the rank of sub-inspector of police.

    Bose first reached the Block Development Office of Bhangar Block-2, which was the epicenter of Thursday’s clashes in which three people were killed.

    He was seen interacting with the local people. People told him about the situation prevailing in the area for the last few days.

    Earlier, the governor had issued a strongly worded statement condemning the rampant violence that had taken place during the nomination phase since the first day of nominations on June 9.

    Of the five deaths in election violence, three have been reported from Bhangar and two from Murshidabad district.

    The governor had said, this game of ‘devil’ should end, it will end. The beginning of the end will be in West Bengal.

    In response to this, Trinamool Congress state spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that such remarks of the Governor based on a few isolated incidents are completely inappropriate.

    Ghosh said, on what basis does the Governor say such things? He never speaks about the situations in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh. Even though he is the Governor of West Bengal, he as an Indian citizen could have issued a Twitter message on the situation there.

    –IANS

  • Fire Breaks Out Inside Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

    Fire Breaks Out Inside Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

    A fire broke out inside Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Wednesday night. Several fire tenders have been rushed to the spot.

    Videos show a section of check-in area inside the airport in flames. So far, no injuries or casualties have been reported.

    Passengers are currently being evacuated from the check-in zone of departure area as smoke has engulfed parts of the airport. Passengers are waiting for further information as some scheduled flights are reportedly delayed.

    “There was a minor fire and smoke on the check in area portal D at 21:12 pm and fully extinguished by 21: 40 pm. All passengers are evacuated safely and check in process suspended due to presence of smoke in the check in area. Check in and operation will resume by 10:15 pm,” a tweet by the airport said.

  • Bengal school job case: ED summons Bhadra’s son-in-law Ayan Sil’s son

    Bengal school job case: ED summons Bhadra’s son-in-law Ayan Sil’s son

    Kolkata (IANS) | Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the multi-crore school recruitment scam in West Bengal have summoned promoter Ayan Sil’s son, son-in-law of Sujay Krishna Bhadra alias Kalighatar Kaku (Kalighat’s uncle), for questioning in the matter. While Bhadra is currently in ED custody, Sil is also in judicial custody for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore school recruitment case. The ED on Monday sent summons to Bhadra’s son-in-law and Sil’s son.

    Sources said that ED officials will question him about his huge assets, which are much more than his income.

    The sleuths of the central agency suspect that there is every possibility that a part of the proceeds in the school recruitment case has been invested in his properties and assets.

    Sources said that under the scanner of ED officials is the source of investment in a petrol pump named Shukla Service Center adjacent to Dugarpur Expressway, where Sil’s son has a partnership. The officials of the central agency can inquire from him about the funds received to start this petrol pump.

    Meanwhile, ED officials have identified a common modus operandi of Bhadra, Sil and Trinamool Congress MLA and former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education Manik Bhattacharya. The common factor among all three is that they all used their close family members and bank accounts to divert the proceeds of the scam, said an ED associate.

    Bhattacharya, along with his son and wife, are currently in judicial custody for their alleged involvement in the school recruitment case.

    The ED has summoned a Kolkata-based businessman who donated a high-value bungalow worth Rs six crore to Banglar Bondu (Friend of Bengal), a trust run by Bhadra. The businessman whose name has cropped up in the case has a residence very close to Bhadra’s residence in Behala, on the southern outskirts of Kolkata. Bhadra will be produced before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on June 14 after his 14-day ED custody is over.

    –IANS

  • FIR lodged against central forces for protesting against Abhishek Banerjee

    FIR lodged against central forces for protesting against Abhishek Banerjee

    Kolkata (IANS) | The West Bengal Police on Monday registered four FIRs against some personnel of the Central Armed Forces in connection with a protest by members of the Matua community in Thakurnagar against Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. An FIR has been lodged against the personnel providing security to Union Minister of State and BJP Lok Sabha member from Bangaon Shantanu Thakur who reached the spot on Sunday during the protest.

    In the FIR, the central forces have been accused of obstructing the policemen from performing their duty and rescuing an accused from the clutches of the police.

    After Banerjee reached the temple of Matua spiritual leader late Binapani Devi, or Boro Maa, on Sunday afternoon, several people from the community started showing her black flags and raising slogans, claiming that they would not be allowed to enter the shrine.

    The situation turned critical after Thakur reached the spot and locked the temple gate from inside with the help of central forces.

    Reacting to the police registering the case, BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said that police administration and Trinamool Congress have become synonymous in the state.

    At the same time, the police released Trinamool Congress leaders who were caught with illegal weapons at the time of nomination.

    –IANS

  • Bengal government accused of giving scheme money for compensation of Odisha train accident

    Bengal government accused of giving scheme money for compensation of Odisha train accident

    Kolkata (IANS) | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to hand over compensation checks to the families of Odisha train accident victims on Wednesday amid allegations that money from a special labor welfare scheme is being diverted for the purpose. . Shubhendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Debanjan Chakraborty, President of the West Bengal unit of the Construction Workers’ Federation of India (CWFI), alleged that the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (BOCWWB) money was being given to the families of accident victims. Is.

    The official said the same was done while paying compensation to the families of the victims of the Bogatui massacre last year – the money allocated for the mid-day meal scheme was used to pay the compensation.

    The Leader of Opposition said that the victims of the train accident should have been provided compensation from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

    Meanwhile, the state president of CWFI said that his association is considering going to court if such diversion of funds from the BICWWB scheme has indeed taken place.

    He said, the state government has no authority to spend the money under the BOCWWB scheme for other purposes. If this has happened then we condemn any such move.

    Meanwhile, the state government officials are maintaining complete silence on the matter.

    However, a senior official of the state finance department, on the condition of anonymity, said that he was not aware of the matter, but there have been instances that in case of emergency, the state government diverts funds allocated under a particular scheme for a different purpose. uses for He said, the state’s finance department later returns the money again in the same scheme. This has been happening for centuries.

    There was no response from the Trinamool Congress till the filing of this report.

    –IANS