BJP Alleges Central Forces 'intentionally' Not Deployed in Panchayat Polls
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Final Up to date: July 09, 2023, 22:28 IST
The polling began at 7 am in 73,887 seats within the rural areas of West Bengal. (Picture: IANS)
BJP nationwide vice chairman Dilip Ghosh mentioned if the central forces had been deployed in delicate locations, there wouldn't have been a lot violence, and folks may have exercised their franchise freely and with out worry
The opposition BJP in West Bengal on Sunday alleged that the central forces weren't deployed “intentionally" in the course of the panchayat elections, inviting a pointy retort from the ruling TMC which mentioned there was no assure that violence wouldn't have occurred if the forces had been deployed.
BJP nationwide vice chairman Dilip Ghosh mentioned if the central forces had been deployed in delicate locations, there wouldn't have been a lot violence, and folks may have exercised their franchise freely and with out worry.
“The central forces weren't deployed in delicate areas intentionally," he mentioned.
Ghosh alleged that as an alternative of deploying the forces within the polling cubicles, they had been made to patrol highways or had been stored at police stations.
“Even the place they had been deployed, that was finished solely after the violence and looting of votes," he claimed.
“They had been ordered to be deployed in all cubicles by the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom, however that was not finished," he mentioned.
TMC mentioned there was no assure that violence wouldn't have occurred if the forces had been deployed.
TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh alleged that 4 individuals had been killed in firing by central forces in Cooch Behar, in the course of the 2021 meeting polls.
Polling was held in over 61,000 cubicles within the panchayat elections and violence occurred in solely about 60 cubicles, and critical incidents came about in eight of these.
“Usually, TMC employees died as a result of violence," he mentioned.
Fifteen individuals have been killed within the violence that rocked the elections to the three-tier panchayat system within the state on Saturday, officers mentioned.
BSF DIG of South Bengal Frontier SS Guleria earlier instructed PTI that the power was not supplied particulars of delicate cubicles.
“The allegations that the central forces and BSF have failed to supply safety cowl are fully baseless. We supplied troops to the State Election Fee (SEC) for deployment. The polling was fully peaceable wherever central forces had been deployed. Even when there have been just a few minor incidents, it was handled professionally," he mentioned.
“We had requested for a listing of delicate cubicles from the SEC however it was not supplied. We realized from the press that the variety of delicate cubicles is 4,384. The native administration selected the deployment," he added.
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