Bypolls peaceful in Sitai & Madarihat, few allegations irregularities
The bypolls in Sitai and Madarihat Assembly segments of Cooch Behar and Alipurduar districts were largely peaceful, barring a few stray incidents.
The bypolls in Sitai and Madarihat Assembly segments of Cooch Behar and Alipurduar districts were largely peaceful, barring a few stray incidents.
The Sagardighi area, situated in front of the Cooch Behar district magistrate's office, turned into a battleground today following a protest organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
A clash erupted last evening at Dinhata, Cooch Behar, following a protest rally organised by women and school-going girls.
In a tense and unusual development, hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals gathered at the Indo-Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal, seeking refuge in India to escape violence in their home country.
The victim was accompanied by BJP’s Cooch Behar District Vice President Deepa Chakraborty and District General Secretary Biraj Bose to the Cooch Behar police station.
"When Rabri Devi, the wife of Lalu Prasad Yadav, can become the Chief Minister of Bihar, educational qualification does not matter," a political observer, however, said.
Mr Dhankar's convoy was shown black flags and protesters shouted 'go back' slogans during his visit to meet people allegedly affected by post-poll violence.
She referred to the ‘Manual of Protocol and Ceremonials’ of the home department of the state government, which says that visits of governors are finalised by the secretary of the governor after obtaining the orders of the government.
Investigators will visit booth number 126/5 in Jorpatki in Sitalkuchi assembly constituency where CISF personnel had opened fire after they allegedly came under attack from a group of villagers.
The TMC has already described the audio clip as "bogus" and said no such conversation took place.
