Netizens remind Mamata Banerjee that elections might be carried out with out violence
3 min readA day after the outcomes of Vidhan Sabha elections for the States of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh had been declared, social media customers knowledgeable West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that polls could possibly be carried out with out violence.
BJP IT Cell Head, Amit Malviya, tweeted, “Yesterday, results for two state elections were announced. Incumbent retained one, lost another. But no instance of violence, booth capturing, intimidation, rape or murder of political workers reported.”
“But all this happened under Mamata Banerjee’s watch after WB results last year…”he added.
Y’day, outcomes for 2 state elections had been introduced. Incumbent retained one, misplaced one other. But no occasion of violence, sales space capturing, intimidation, rape or homicide of political employees reported.
But all this occurred below Mamata Banerjee’s watch after WB outcomes final yr…
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 9, 2022
While tagging Mamata Banerjee, common Twitter person Rashmi Samant wrote, “BJP loses: Zero people killed; BJP wins: Zero people killed.”
BJP looses : Zero individuals killed
BJP wins : Zero individuals killed@MamataOfficial
— Rashmi Samant (@RashmiDVS) December 9, 2022
One Twitter person identified, “Election of Gujarat and HP showed how elections are done. No pre-poll or post-poll violence. No bombs..no bullets. No booth capture. No stopping the opposition from filing nominations…That’s real democracy…#NoVoteToMamata.”
Election of Gujarat and HP confirmed how elections r executed.
No pre ballot or put up ballot violence
No bombs.. no bullets.
No sales space seize.
No stopping the opposition from submitting nominations..
That’s actual democracy…#NoVoteToMamata#MamataDestroyBengal
— Hitech_Sanghi (@sanghi_hitech) December 9, 2022
“That is also without any violence, murders etc otherwise Indian public has already seen what happened during CPM rule in West Bengal and what’s going on in Mamta rule in West Bengal. In the last election of West Bengal, there was unbelievable post and pre-election murders and violence,” one other Twitter person stated.
That can also be with none violence, murders and so on in any other case Indian public already seen what occurred throughout cpm rule in West Bengal and what’s happening in mamta rule in West Bengal. In final election of West Bengal there was unbelievable put up and pre election murders and violence.
— mukeshpanwar (@mukeshpanwarrr) December 8, 2022
2021 Post-poll violence orchestrated by TMC
Using violence as an instrument to subdue their political opponents has change into a particular characteristic of the TMC rule in West Bengal. Ever because the Mamata Banerjee-led retained energy within the state, the persecution of dissenters and opposition employees has solely intensified.
In an awesome variety of such incidents, the victims have been BJP supporters and employees whereas the accused had been stated to be the supporters of the TMC celebration. More than a dozen BJP employees misplaced their lives within the post-poll violence that ensued following the victory of the TMC celebration within the meeting elections in 2021.
As per experiences, 303 individuals had been pressured to flee their houses. Among them, 47 victims had been unable to return to their workplaces whereas 92 victims had their homes demolished. About 164 victims had been forcibly evicted from their houses and had been thus unable to return to their locations of residence.
OpIndia reached out to a number of the victims of the violence and spoke with them about their horrific experiences, a yr after the post-poll violence in West Bengal.
Earlier in February this yr, elections in 108 municipalities in 20 districts of West Bengal had been marred by incidents of violence, vandalism, assault, and election malpractices.
The ‘fraudulent’ elections befell within the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s resolution to not deploy central armed forces for the civic physique polls within the State.
