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Mamata Banerjee Visits Bengal Village Where 8 Were Burnt Alive
In the political fight after eight people were burnt alive by a mob at a village in Bengal's Birbhum, Mamata Banerjee will today visit the area. The Chief Minister has been accused by the opposition BJP of presiding over a complete collapse of law.
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Bengal Governor Wants Upcoming State Bypolls To Be Violence-Free
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the by-polls to three Assembly seats in the state on November 25 must be free from violence to erase memories of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in the state which had created a "different" kind of impression.
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West Bengal Government Introduces Bill Against Mob Violence
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that her government has brought in The West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 as the Centre did not introduce any law against it.
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After Clash At BJP's Kolkata Rally, Governor Plans Round-Table: 10 Points
Kolkata witnessed an unprecedented pitched battle between the BJP workers and the police today as the party attempted to hold a rally to Lalbazar, the state police headquarters in the heart of the city. Following the violence, during which the police used batons, tear gas and water cannons and the party retaliated with stones, Governor Kesari Nath ...
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Centre, BJP Trying To "Create Riots" In Bengal, Says Mamata Banerjee
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the Centre of trying to cause riots and bring down her government, saying it was because she was protesting against the BJP's misdeeds. The Chief Minister -- who was hailed as a "tigress" yesterday by Shatrughan Sinha -- also issued a veiled warning to the BJP, saying "an injured tiger is more dan...
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Bengal Governor Briefs PM, Amit Shah On "Ground Situation"
Bengal Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi discussed the ground situation in Bengal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah in Delhi today. The Centre has expressed deep concern over the situation in the state, which witnessed several instances of violence since the national elections, in which the BJP posted massive gains.
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BJP Delegation Meets Governor Over Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal
A BJP delegation Tuesday met Governor KN Tripathi to lodge complaint about post-poll violence in West Bengal and demanded deployment of army in parts of the state to control the situation.
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Moon Moon Sen's Gaffe No. 2, Says Kolkata Clashes "Tiny Bit Of Violence"
Actor-turned-politician Moon Moon Sen, a Trinamool Congress candidate for the national election, was again accused of making a comment that undermined the violence in Bengal on the last day of voting for the national election on Sunday. "This is a tiny bit of violence," Moon Moon Sen said as she responded to a question on the vandalism of a statue ...
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Crude Bombs, Lathicharge in Bengal, Minister Wants Central Forces To Stay
Crude bombs were flung in Bengal's Bhatpara as two groups clashed and elsewhere, three BJP candidates claimed they came under attack on the last day of polling in the state. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for the presence of Central forces in the state till the counting of votes gets over.
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Lok Sabha Election 2019, Phase 7 Highlights: Polling Ends In 542 Lok Sabha Seats, 62.87% Turnout Recorded Till 6 PM
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Incidents of violence in West Bengal and clashes in Punjab were reported during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, with 62.87 polling percentage being recorded till 8 pm in 59 seats. The last phase of Lok Sabha elections, which will decide the fate of 918 candidates including Prime Minister Narendra ...
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Election 2019 - 64.15% Turnout, Violence Again In Bengal On Last Voting Day: 10 Facts
About 64.15 per cent people - 1 percent more than 2014 - cast their votes in the seventh and the last phase of elections, held on 59 seats across eight states today. Bengal witnessed crude bombs, lathicharge and claims of attacks on the BJP candidates. Rival groups threw crude bombs at Bhatpara and were brought under control only when the police us...
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Elections 2019: Mamata Banerjee Doing Didigiri, Lost Her Mental Balance: Vijay Rupani
Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the violence at BJP chief Amit Shah's Kolkata road-show, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today said she had lost her mental balance and was indulging in ''didigiri'' (bullying).
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Elections 2019 - Observers Overruled On Immediate Bengal Campaign Ban? Poll Body Clarifies
Election Commission observers had recommended that the campaign for the last round of voting in West Bengal for the ongoing national polls should end immediately following the violence in Kolkata during a rally by BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday but were overruled, sources have told NDTV. The Election Commission, in an official statement however, co...
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Elections 2019 - "Andhra (0), Tamil Nadu (0)...": Mamata Banerjee's 'Exit Poll' For BJP
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, engaged in a bitter fight with the BJP since the violence at Amit Shah's rally, gave a report card for the BJP in the ongoing elections. The party will end up with less than a hundred seats, she predicted - immediately after accusing it of being a "goonda (rogue) party, spreading money trying to buy votes".
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Elections 2019: PM Baits Mamata Banerjee, Says "Let's See if Didi Allows My Rally"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, engaged in a pitched battle with Mamata Banerjee over violence at Amit Shah's rally, taunted the Bengal Chief Minister today, saying he wanted to see if she would allow his rally.
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Mamata Banerjee Visits Bengal Village Where 8 Were Burnt Alive
In the political fight after eight people were burnt alive by a mob at a village in Bengal's Birbhum, Mamata Banerjee will today visit the area. The Chief Minister has been accused by the opposition BJP of presiding over a complete collapse of law.
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Bengal Governor Wants Upcoming State Bypolls To Be Violence-Free
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the by-polls to three Assembly seats in the state on November 25 must be free from violence to erase memories of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in the state which had created a "different" kind of impression.
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West Bengal Government Introduces Bill Against Mob Violence
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that her government has brought in The West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 as the Centre did not introduce any law against it.
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After Clash At BJP's Kolkata Rally, Governor Plans Round-Table: 10 Points
Kolkata witnessed an unprecedented pitched battle between the BJP workers and the police today as the party attempted to hold a rally to Lalbazar, the state police headquarters in the heart of the city. Following the violence, during which the police used batons, tear gas and water cannons and the party retaliated with stones, Governor Kesari Nath ...
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Centre, BJP Trying To "Create Riots" In Bengal, Says Mamata Banerjee
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the Centre of trying to cause riots and bring down her government, saying it was because she was protesting against the BJP's misdeeds. The Chief Minister -- who was hailed as a "tigress" yesterday by Shatrughan Sinha -- also issued a veiled warning to the BJP, saying "an injured tiger is more dan...
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Bengal Governor Briefs PM, Amit Shah On "Ground Situation"
Bengal Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi discussed the ground situation in Bengal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah in Delhi today. The Centre has expressed deep concern over the situation in the state, which witnessed several instances of violence since the national elections, in which the BJP posted massive gains.
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BJP Delegation Meets Governor Over Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal
A BJP delegation Tuesday met Governor KN Tripathi to lodge complaint about post-poll violence in West Bengal and demanded deployment of army in parts of the state to control the situation.
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Moon Moon Sen's Gaffe No. 2, Says Kolkata Clashes "Tiny Bit Of Violence"
Actor-turned-politician Moon Moon Sen, a Trinamool Congress candidate for the national election, was again accused of making a comment that undermined the violence in Bengal on the last day of voting for the national election on Sunday. "This is a tiny bit of violence," Moon Moon Sen said as she responded to a question on the vandalism of a statue ...
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Crude Bombs, Lathicharge in Bengal, Minister Wants Central Forces To Stay
Crude bombs were flung in Bengal's Bhatpara as two groups clashed and elsewhere, three BJP candidates claimed they came under attack on the last day of polling in the state. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for the presence of Central forces in the state till the counting of votes gets over.
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Lok Sabha Election 2019, Phase 7 Highlights: Polling Ends In 542 Lok Sabha Seats, 62.87% Turnout Recorded Till 6 PM
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Incidents of violence in West Bengal and clashes in Punjab were reported during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, with 62.87 polling percentage being recorded till 8 pm in 59 seats. The last phase of Lok Sabha elections, which will decide the fate of 918 candidates including Prime Minister Narendra ...
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Election 2019 - 64.15% Turnout, Violence Again In Bengal On Last Voting Day: 10 Facts
About 64.15 per cent people - 1 percent more than 2014 - cast their votes in the seventh and the last phase of elections, held on 59 seats across eight states today. Bengal witnessed crude bombs, lathicharge and claims of attacks on the BJP candidates. Rival groups threw crude bombs at Bhatpara and were brought under control only when the police us...
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Elections 2019: Mamata Banerjee Doing Didigiri, Lost Her Mental Balance: Vijay Rupani
Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the violence at BJP chief Amit Shah's Kolkata road-show, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today said she had lost her mental balance and was indulging in ''didigiri'' (bullying).
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Elections 2019 - Observers Overruled On Immediate Bengal Campaign Ban? Poll Body Clarifies
Election Commission observers had recommended that the campaign for the last round of voting in West Bengal for the ongoing national polls should end immediately following the violence in Kolkata during a rally by BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday but were overruled, sources have told NDTV. The Election Commission, in an official statement however, co...
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Elections 2019 - "Andhra (0), Tamil Nadu (0)...": Mamata Banerjee's 'Exit Poll' For BJP
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, engaged in a bitter fight with the BJP since the violence at Amit Shah's rally, gave a report card for the BJP in the ongoing elections. The party will end up with less than a hundred seats, she predicted - immediately after accusing it of being a "goonda (rogue) party, spreading money trying to buy votes".
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Elections 2019: PM Baits Mamata Banerjee, Says "Let's See if Didi Allows My Rally"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, engaged in a pitched battle with Mamata Banerjee over violence at Amit Shah's rally, taunted the Bengal Chief Minister today, saying he wanted to see if she would allow his rally.
