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Centre writes to Bengal govt once more, asks why report on post-poll violence not submitted but

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In the wake of alleged incidents of violence in West Bengal following ballot outcomes, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to the state authorities, accusing it of not taking steps to stem the violence and requested why a report sought by it has not been submitted but.
MHA sources stated the letter has been despatched to West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay reminding him of the May 3 letter by the MHA through which he had been requested to take instant measures to verify post-poll violence within the state. The letter had additionally requested for an in depth report on the scenario.

“So far the report has not been received. According to media reports, violence continues. This means effective measures have not been taken so far,” an MHA official stated quoting from the letter.
He added that the West Bengal authorities has been requested to take all measures essential to cease the violence. “The letter has also said that if the situation report is not received at once, it will be viewed seriously,” the official stated.

Following Mamata Banerjee-led TMC’s thumping victory within the Assembly polls on Sunday, there have been reviews of widespread violence within the state with many BJP workplaces and employees being allegedly focused by TMC employees. There have additionally been reviews of TMC leaders being focused by the BJP. More than 14 deaths have been reported within the alleged incidents until date.
Mamata on Tuesday held an emergency assembly with high state officers looking for an instantaneous finish to the post-poll violence.
The Centre has mounted stress on the TMC authorities over the incidents, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling up Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Union Home Ministry looking for a report from its state counterpart. BJP president J P Nadda arrived in West Bengal on Tuesday and met households of a few of the victims.

On Tuesday, a black plastic sheet positioned by the Kolkata Police lined a makeshift BJP workplace on the finish of a lane in Sitaltala, Narkeldanda, close to which occasion employee Abhijit Sarkar, 35, was overwhelmed to dying, hours after the TMC soared forward of the BJP within the May 2 counting. Abhijit’s mom Madhabi, 62, and brother Biswajit, 40, had been additionally overwhelmed up, whereas their home was ransacked, by unidentified males. The household stated police had been current however didn’t cease the lads.
Another BJP employee, Haran Adhikari, 42, was killed in Pratapnagar village in Sonarpur Dakshin, South 24 Parganas. Adhikari’s members of the family stated round 8 pm on Sunday, a bunch of miscreants barged into their home, dragged him out and thrashed him to dying.

According to the police report, one TMC supporter, Srinibas Ghosh, 54, was killed in Agardanga panchayat of Ketugram by alleged BJP supporters when going to the market.
Two TMC males, Saju Sheikh and Bibhash Pal, had been reported killed in Jamalpur on Monday in clashes with the BJP. The fourth TMC chief reported killed was Ganesh Malik, 60, of Samsabad village in Raina. His household claimed he was hit when attempting to cease a conflict between TMC and BJP supporters.