All polling cubicles in Asansol needs to be manned by CRPF: Ravi Shankar Prasad

By PTI

ASANSOL: Senior BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday demanded that every one polling cubicles in Asansol Lok Sabha constituency, the place bypolls might be held on April 12, be manned by CRPF personnel to make sure free and truthful elections.

The Lok Sabha MP alleged that an environment of concern has engulfed Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal.

“I will appeal to the Election Commission to deploy Central Reserve Police Personnel (CRPF) in large numbers in Asansol,” he instructed reporters right here.

Referring to Shatrughan Sinha, whom TMC has fielded in Asansol, Prasad stated, “The by-poll is being held in a unique situation wherein the man whom I had defeated in Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency, has come to contest here.”

Noting that Sinha has modified three political events, Prasad questioned whether or not there’s any assure that he’ll stay with the TMC until 2024, when the following Lok Sabha elections might be held.

Referring to the Birbhum killings, Prasad alleged that West Bengal has was a “police state” and folks approached the Calcutta High Court for reduction as they had been skeptical of police probing the incident impartially.

The excessive court docket has handed over the investigation into the incident, during which 9 individuals died of burn accidents after assailants threw petrol bombs at a number of homes in Bogtui village close to Rampurhat city on March 21 following the homicide of native TMC chief Bhadu Sheikh, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The BJP chief referred to as upon the individuals of Asansol to vote for BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul because the central authorities beneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi has labored for unity and growth of the nation.

Reacting to Prasad’s feedback, TMC state spokesperson Kunal Ghosh stated, “BJP is doing politics over dead bodies. Ravi Shankar Prasad should apologise for casting aspersions on the law and order in West Bengal. Threatening to impose President’s rule in West Bengal won’t help.”

The by-poll to Asansol constituency was necessitated since Supriyo resigned from his seat after becoming a member of the TMC.

He will contest from Ballygunge meeting seat which fell vacant after state minister Subrata Mukherjee died final yr.