Cycles of violence that define a state
Elections in West Bengal have been bloody affairs. Every election is routinely marred by bloodshed as political rivalry regularly turns violent.
Elections in West Bengal have been bloody affairs. Every election is routinely marred by bloodshed as political rivalry regularly turns violent.
We do not readily associate political assassination and violence with democratic and pacifist post-war Japan. In this light, it is not surprising that many reports focused on political violence in Japan as “almost unheard of”
With elections at every level of the social and administrative structure -- from a remote village upto state-level -- politics and violence to control this power equation became an integral part of the social and administrative mechanism.
Carrie Lam's administration has made little headway in defusing the city's worst crisis in decades.
The protesters who gathered at the Hong Kong parliament sat with umbrellas unfurled to block the sun.
Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP National general secretary, said on Sunday that Union Home Minister has sought a report from the state government.
The deceased, identified as Chandan Shaw, was shot at by bike-borne assailants who also hurled bombs targeting him.
Accusing the TMC of carrying out attacks on party supporters as well as candidates, the BJP said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is nervous over her “impending defeat”.
West Bengal is the only state where violence has been reported in every phase of the elections.
West Bengal is the only state to have recorded poll violence in every Lok Sabha election phase held so far.
