The alleged incident occurred on March 27 during a training programme for presiding and polling officers at a school in Hanskhali block, where a teacher sustained head injuries.
Political analysts believe that even though the SIR deletions might put the Trinamool Congress in a tight spot, voters who passed the filter are likely to rally behind the incumbent party against the ...
Addressing a poll rally in Birbhum district's Labhpur, the de facto number two in the TMC, said the people of Bengal have traditionally been observing all festivals cordially.
Speaking at a public rally in Paschim Bardhaman, Banerjee alleged that officers brought in after the Election Commission’s reshuffle were responsible for provoking unrest.
Among the state’s most volatile constituencies, these areas have seen repeated TMC-BJP clashes, often escalating into violent law-and-order incidents involving bombs and firearms.