In the morning hours of the eighth of July 2023, polling for Panchayat elections began in West Bengal amid heavy safety from Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF). The elections have witnessed large-scale violence, with a number of instances of murders, sales space capturing, and varied different kinds of violence.
While some experiences have claimed that the loss of life rely has crossed 36, there are experiences of numerous incidences of violence, arson, armed males threatening the overall voters, and miscreants stealing away poll packing containers.
BJP’s Bengal unit has shared a video by which some goons might be seen brandishing weapons and pelting stones. Along with the purported video, the principle opposition social gathering has claimed that round 36 individuals have misplaced their lives within the ongoing Panchayat elections within the state.
Tragic toll in Panchayat elections continues to rise, with 36 lives misplaced to this point. Shockingly, 15 extra lives have been claimed, including to the grim tally.
Disturbing video depicts rampant violence fueled by firearms. Mamata Banerjee and her complicit Election Commission are… pic.twitter.com/Ld2w1bEyBi
— BJP Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) July 8, 2023
In a video shared by BJP’s Bengal Unit and there are some extra movies doing spherical on social media, the place some miscreants might be seen working away with purported poll packing containers.
In a determined bid for victory, risking their lives, they’re seen working with the poll field!
This mockery of the voting course of raises the query: Is such an election obligatory? Simply declaring oneself because the winner would have sufficed. pic.twitter.com/Fxtmaxbww1
— BJP Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) July 8, 2023
Some residents of Dhamsa in Hooghly allegedly threw two poll packing containers in a pond after a scuffle broke out between TMC and BJP employees at a polling sales space. Additionally, the residents allege that Central forces weren’t deployed on the polling centre.
#WATCH | West Bengal panchayat election | Residents of Dhamsa in Hooghly throw two poll packing containers in a pond allegedly after scuffle between TMC and BJP employees at a polling sales space. The residents allege that Central forces weren’t deployed on the centre. pic.twitter.com/VIQ2FPhUfw
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
Similar cases of destruction or tampering with poll packing containers have been reported in a number of components of the state. As per ANI, voting was suspended on the Indreshwar major faculty in Dinhata after some miscreants pour water into the poll field right here.
#WATCH | West Bengal panchayat election | Voting suspended at Indreshwar major faculty in Dinhata after water was thrown into the poll field right here. pic.twitter.com/1CKYjmsgoH
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
In areas of the Cooch Behar district, just a few Ballot packing containers at a polling sales space in Baranachina of Dinhata have been set on hearth allegedly by voters who have been indignant with bogus voting that was reportedly happening there.
#WATCH | West Bengal panchayat election | Ballot field at a polling sales space in Baranachina of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district was set on hearth allegedly by voters who have been indignant with bogus voting that was reportedly happening right here. pic.twitter.com/6C5aC00uac
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
In just a few different movies, some miscreants have been seen allegedly hurling crude bombs.
यह बंगाल का दृश्य है, जहां आज चुनाव है ..
जहां पर ममता दीदी के राज में यहां बम फेंके जा रहे हैं, कोर्ट के आदेश की अवहेलना की जा रही है..
आखिर क्यों ममता दीदी लोकतंत्र की दुहाई देती है जब वह निष्पक्ष चुनाव नहीं करा सकती? pic.twitter.com/7A0nJHmzab
— BJP JHARKHAND (@BJP4Jharkhand) July 8, 2023
#WATCH | West Bengal panchayat election | Spot the place a conflict erupted between Congress and TMC employees and bombs have been hurled.
Visuals from Balutola in Gopalpur Panchayat of Malda. pic.twitter.com/Y9QNGAlB07
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
BJP State President Dr. Sukanta Majumdar has shared a video by which Police officers are recovering a poll field from a drain in North 24 Pargana district.
Police recovers a poll field from a drain in North 24 Pargana district.
No the place within the nation we see this sort of open mockery of the democracy like in West Bengal.
How are you able to guarantee now that this election is free and honest ? @CEOWestBengal
pic.twitter.com/HSL1e90vb6
— Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) July 8, 2023
As per ANI, incidences of stone pelting and hurling of crude bombs have been reported at sales space numbers 25 and 26 within the Nagharia space of English Bazar in Malda district.
#WATCH | West Bengal Panchayat election | Stone pelting and hurling of bombs reported at sales space numbers 25 and 26 in Nagharia space of English Bazar in Malda district. Police personnel current on the spot. Injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/VyHrze28aI
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary accused the TMC of unleashing a rain of terror.
He stated, “The ruling party’s incoherence with the police administrations…has unleashed a rain of terror in an unprecedented way, which has taken a toll on 26 people, and hundreds of people are fatally injured have been admitted to the hospital already. The political and electoral environment in Bengal has been of violence. It is a travesty of panchayat elections and virtually it is an example of electoral depredations.”
#WATCH | Murshidabad: “The ruling social gathering’s incoherence with the police administrations…has unleashed a rain of terror in an unprecedented manner, which has taken a toll on 26 individuals and a whole lot of persons are fatally injured have been admitted to the hospital already. The political… pic.twitter.com/3r9qTwUTMW
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
West Bengal LoP and BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari stated, “This is not an election, this is death. There is a fire of violence across the state. Central forces have not been deployed. CCTVs are not operating. This is not voting but loot. This is the collusion of TMC goons and Police and that is why so murders are happening.”
#WATCH | West Bengal panchayat election | West Bengal LoP and BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari says, “This isn’t an election, that is loss of life. There is a fireplace of violence throughout the state. Central forces haven’t been deployed. CCTVs usually are not working. This isn’t voting however… pic.twitter.com/7XOAiG4V1S
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
The chief of the Opposition additional claimed that the governor made the most important mistake by appointing Rajiva Sinja. He additionally urged the Central authorities to intervene both with Article 355 or 356.
#CORRECTION | Nandigram,WB: “…The governor made the most important mistake by appointing Rajiva Sinha (State Election Commissioner)…It is 3 pm & over 15 individuals have died, they have been killed by TMC goons…Centre ought to intervene with both Article 355 or 356…we wish motion from…
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
TMC hooliganism has crossed all the bounds and is now stifling democracy by looting Ballots brazenly within the West Bengal Panchayat elections.
This is a video from sales space No . 44 & 45 of the Kholakhali, Nurpur Panchayat. @ECISVEEP @MamataOfficial @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/N6q4CQ1m88
— Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) July 8, 2023
Earlier within the day, Bengal BJP President Majumdar shared a video on Twitter alleging that TMC goons are brazenly looting ballots at sales space No. 44 and 45 in Kholakhali.
#WATCH | West Bengal #PanchayatElection | Abdullah, the sales space agent of an impartial candidate killed in Pirgachha of North 24 Parganas district. Villagers stage a protest and demand the arrest of the accused and allege that the husband of TMC candidate Munna Bibi is behind the… pic.twitter.com/XHu1Rcpv6j
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
There are many extra movies reflecting the sorry state of affairs in West Bengal however these movies of politically motivated violence are too disturbing and heart-wrenching to be shared.
