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violence, virus and ‘dirty tricks’

the never-ending drama

of Bengal elections

Amit Shah says BJP will win more than 200 seats in the ongoing polls

Our Bureau ister Amit Shah asserted that

Kolkata Chief Minister Mamata Baner-
jee will exit the state on May 2
n Saturday, during the and the Bharatiya Janata Party
fifth phase of the West (BJP) will win more than 200
OBengal Assembly elec- seats in the ongoing polls.
tions, central forces allegedly Meanwhile, a Trinamool
opened fire in polling station Congress (TMC) delegation
number 215 in the Deganga led by leaders Yashwant Sinha,
constituency in North 24 Par- Derek O’Brien and Purnendu
ganas. Speaking to the media, Basu met the Election Commis-
Mohammed Jabirullah Mondal sion (EC) regarding the ‘illegal’
on said: “We were voting peace- recording of a conversation be-
fully when they (central forces) tween West Bengal Chief Min-
suddenly appeared and chased ister Mamata Banerjee and par-
our men in the fields... Around ty candidate Partha Pratim Ray.
7-8 forces arrived and chased Speaking to the media,
four of our men who were lying Sinha said: “We met the EC to
here and opened fire. We do not register a complaint that a day
know why they started shoot- before the elections, the BJP
ing.” He further informed that released a so-called tape of the
the forces fired a single round West Bengal CM and it is clear
and no one was injured. that this is the result of BJP’s
Furthermore, another per- dirty tricks department. It is re-
son named Abir Hussain said leased just a day before voting
there were five to six people rest- to influence voters.” He further
ing in the shade at the polling informed that the big question
station when the central forces raised before the Commission
arrived and opened fire. Mean- was who was taping the conver-
while, locals alleged that central sations of the Chief Minister.
forces vandalised polling booth “I have been a minister and
number 81 in Kumarpur in the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holds I wanna say that there is a pro-
Deganga constituency. a football during a public rally ahead of the sixth phase of West Bengal scribed procedure even for re-
A Trinamool Congress Assembly election, at Galsi in East Bardhaman on Saturday. (ANI) cording the conversations of a
(TMC) workers named Sa- criminal,” he said.
habuddin said: “They came back for the Bharatiya Janata Party Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Prior to this, the delegation
here and vandalised the station, (BJP).” Purba Bardhaman in the fifth also wrote a letter to the state
beat up voters and hurled abus- Polling for the fifth phase phase. A total of 319 candi- Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)
es. Five were injured. They tore concluded with a voter turnout dates, including 39 women are accusing the BJP of illegally re-
up Mamata Banerjee’s posters. of 78.36 per cent in a total of 45 in the fray in Phase-V. cording a conversation between
Our only fault is that we are constituencies covering the dis- Amid the fifth phase of West Banerjee and Ray.
Didi’s workers, and they are tricts of Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Bengal Assembly elections on “In the said conference, it
central forces, who are working Darjeeling and a segment of Saturday, Union Home Min- Continued on next page... >>

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