Bengal: TMC employee killed, Cong activist shot at in rural ballot violence
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KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) employee was killed and a Congress activist shot at in separate incidents of violence forward of the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal, police mentioned on Sunday.
The TMC employee, recognized as 52-year-old Jiyarul Molla, was shot lifeless within the Phulmalancha space in Basanti in South 24 Parganas district late on Saturday evening when he was returning dwelling, a police officer mentioned.
In one other incident at Samserganj in Murshidabad district on Sunday evening, Congress employee Arif Seikh was severely injured after being shot at by unidentified males, one other police officer mentioned.
Seikh was taken to the Jangipur Hospital after he was shot at throughout an altercation with some individuals when he was campaigning for native panchayat candidate, the officer mentioned, including that his situation was vital.
As information of the assault on Seikh surfaced, Congress staff blocked roads in several components of Samserganj, disrupting vehicular motion for a number of hours.
Samserganj Block Congress president B Seikh alleged that the TMC was “behind the unprovoked firing incident” and mentioned social gathering staff would once more reveal on Monday.
However, the TMC denied the cost, asserting that the firing incident occurred “due to rivalry” and it has “nothing to do with politics”.
In the Basanti incident, an area Indian Secular Front (ISF) chief claimed that the deceased, who was an in depth affiliate of TMC chief Amarul Laskar, was a “victim of infighting within the ruling party”.
Molla’s daughter Manwara, who’s a TMC candidate in Kathalberia gram panchayat, additionally alleged that her father had complained to the police about “frequent threats” from a rival faction which requested him to give up politics however the “law enforcers did not take any action”.
“I am a first-time candidate. My candidature is not liked by another local faction in the party. I demand a high-level probe into the murder of my father,” she advised reporters.
Local TMC MLA Saokat Molla mentioned the police will probe the matter and take immediate motion towards whoever is accountable.
With the contemporary dying, 10 individuals have been killed up to now in rural poll-related violence in West Bengal because the submitting of nominations started on June 9, in accordance with police stories.
Meanwhile, not less than 10 individuals had been injured in clashes between CPI(M) and ISF supporters on one aspect and people of the TMC on the opposite in Paschim Medinipur district on Sunday, police mentioned.
The incident passed off within the Krishnapur space in Chandrakona within the morning after TMC members tried to place up social gathering flags and confronted resistance from opposition activists.
The 10 injured individuals, who belong to each camps, have been admitted to hospitals, the place they’re present process therapy, one other police officer mentioned, including that their situation is said to be secure.
In one other incident, Ibrahim Mollah, a TMC candidate in Chaltaberia gram panchayat, was severely injured when he was thrashed and stabbed allegedly by ISF activists on Saturday evening, the police mentioned.
The incident occurred when he was returning dwelling within the Bhangar space in South 24 Parganas after campaigning, the officer mentioned.
TMC chief Saokat Molla alleged that ISF’s Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddique was “behind the attack” as he wished to unleash a “reign of terror” within the space.
Siddique, nevertheless, dismissed the cost and alleged that the TMC was “threatening and intimidating ISF workers” in villages.
“Villagers are protesting against the atrocities and ‘bomb culture’ of the TMC. These protests are not being liked by the gang patronised by the ruling party leader. The ISF believes in peaceful movement by people, not violence,” he added.
Around 5.67 crore individuals are eligible to forged their votes within the three-tier panchayat elections within the state on July 8 for practically 74,000 seats in zilla parishads, panchayat samitis and gram panchayats.
KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) employee was killed and a Congress activist shot at in separate incidents of violence forward of the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal, police mentioned on Sunday.
The TMC employee, recognized as 52-year-old Jiyarul Molla, was shot lifeless within the Phulmalancha space in Basanti in South 24 Parganas district late on Saturday evening when he was returning dwelling, a police officer mentioned.
In one other incident at Samserganj in Murshidabad district on Sunday evening, Congress employee Arif Seikh was severely injured after being shot at by unidentified males, one other police officer mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Seikh was taken to the Jangipur Hospital after he was shot at throughout an altercation with some individuals when he was campaigning for native panchayat candidate, the officer mentioned, including that his situation was vital.
As information of the assault on Seikh surfaced, Congress staff blocked roads in several components of Samserganj, disrupting vehicular motion for a number of hours.
Samserganj Block Congress president B Seikh alleged that the TMC was “behind the unprovoked firing incident” and mentioned social gathering staff would once more reveal on Monday.
However, the TMC denied the cost, asserting that the firing incident occurred “due to rivalry” and it has “nothing to do with politics”.
In the Basanti incident, an area Indian Secular Front (ISF) chief claimed that the deceased, who was an in depth affiliate of TMC chief Amarul Laskar, was a “victim of infighting within the ruling party”.
Molla’s daughter Manwara, who’s a TMC candidate in Kathalberia gram panchayat, additionally alleged that her father had complained to the police about “frequent threats” from a rival faction which requested him to give up politics however the “law enforcers did not take any action”.
“I am a first-time candidate. My candidature is not liked by another local faction in the party. I demand a high-level probe into the murder of my father,” she advised reporters.
Local TMC MLA Saokat Molla mentioned the police will probe the matter and take immediate motion towards whoever is accountable.
With the contemporary dying, 10 individuals have been killed up to now in rural poll-related violence in West Bengal because the submitting of nominations started on June 9, in accordance with police stories.
Meanwhile, not less than 10 individuals had been injured in clashes between CPI(M) and ISF supporters on one aspect and people of the TMC on the opposite in Paschim Medinipur district on Sunday, police mentioned.
The incident passed off within the Krishnapur space in Chandrakona within the morning after TMC members tried to place up social gathering flags and confronted resistance from opposition activists.
The 10 injured individuals, who belong to each camps, have been admitted to hospitals, the place they’re present process therapy, one other police officer mentioned, including that their situation is said to be secure.
In one other incident, Ibrahim Mollah, a TMC candidate in Chaltaberia gram panchayat, was severely injured when he was thrashed and stabbed allegedly by ISF activists on Saturday evening, the police mentioned.
The incident occurred when he was returning dwelling within the Bhangar space in South 24 Parganas after campaigning, the officer mentioned.
TMC chief Saokat Molla alleged that ISF’s Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddique was “behind the attack” as he wished to unleash a “reign of terror” within the space.
Siddique, nevertheless, dismissed the cost and alleged that the TMC was “threatening and intimidating ISF workers” in villages.
“Villagers are protesting against the atrocities and ‘bomb culture’ of the TMC. These protests are not being liked by the gang patronised by the ruling party leader. The ISF believes in peaceful movement by people, not violence,” he added.
Around 5.67 crore individuals are eligible to forged their votes within the three-tier panchayat elections within the state on July 8 for practically 74,000 seats in zilla parishads, panchayat samitis and gram panchayats.
