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EC frowned on this however makes use of martyr icon in its Bengal advert
The Election Commission Saturday invoked the armed forces in its print commercial urging West Bengal’s electors to return out and vote, even because it advises political leaders and candidates to desist from making any reference to Defence personnel of their ballot marketing campaign.
The advert that appeared on the day of the fourth section of polling shows the silhouette of the ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ and a sketch of cartoonist RK Laxman’s ‘Common Man’ as paying homage to the fallen soldier. The advert asks the reader: “They sacrifice for their country. Can’t you even vote for the country?”
It then goes on to state, “Vote is not only your right, but also your duty. Cast your vote fearlessly.”
The Amar Jawan Jyoti was constructed after the 1971 warfare to commemorate the martyred and unknown troopers of the Indian armed forces who died through the warfare.
In run-up, Mamata slammed Central forces, urged voters to ‘gherao’ them
THE demise of 4 folks in firing by the CISF in “self-defence”, throughout polling in Cooch Behar in north Bengal on Saturday, comes after days of buying and selling of expenses between the Trinamool and BJP over the presence of Central forces for the elections.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly accused the Central forces of appearing on the behest of the Centre (learn the BJP) and of atrocities. She has even urged folks to “gherao” the forces in the event that they see any “wrongdoing”. The BJP, together with Home Minister Amit Shah, has repeatedly harassed their “patriotism”. Senior Trinamool chief and minister Rabindranath Ghosh on Friday advised voters to go to polling cubicles with lathis, to protect towards the CRPF “creating disturbance”.
Bengal Elections: Amid violence, 76% turnout in 4th section
Fourty-four Assembly seats in West Bengal recorded a 76.16 per cent voter turnout within the fourth section of voting until 5pm on Saturday, a day marked by the demise of 5 individuals in two separate incidents in Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district.
Cooch Behar recorded 79.93 per cent votes, adopted by Hooghly’s 76.02 per cent, South 24 Parganas’s 75.49 per cent, Howrah’s 75.03 per cent and Alipurduar’s 73.65 p.c.
“Apart from the two incidents in one district, the poll was conducted peacefully,” stated Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Aariz Aftab.