West Bengal’s panchayat elections have been concluded on Saturday (July 8, 2023) amidst violent incidents like arson, shelling and bombings. The loss of life toll in the violent incidents throughout the election has reached 18. The useless embody staff of BJP, TMC and CPM. Greater than 60 thousand central personnel have been deployed in additional than 63 thousand gram panchayats of the state, but incidents like arson, violence, shelling and bombing created an environment of unrest in the state.
Son shot in entrance of mother
In accordance to Hindustan Occasions report, 64-year-old Dulaji Karji’s son Chiranjeet is amongst those that misplaced their lives in the violence in Cooch Behar. She told that she was going in the direction of the polling sales space to solid her vote when some individuals began firing. He told that the faces of the shooters have been coated and so they began firing with none cause. On this firing, a bullet hit his son in the chest. Chiranjeet was additionally instantly taken to the hospital, however he couldn’t be saved. Chiranjit was a employee of Bharatiya Janata Social gathering.
Bullets fired in entrance of safety forces
The footage and movies of violence in panchayat elections have come to the fore. They’re very disturbing as a result of some individuals are seen overtly firing in them. Together with this, questions are additionally being raised on the safety system as a result of regardless of the deployment of such a drive, pallet papers have been looted at the cubicles on such a massive scale, there was firing, incidents starting from open stabbing to firing and bombings happened.
< p>The governor condemned the violence
Governor Dr. C.V. Anand Bose additionally condemned the violent incidents and expressed concern about the state of affairs. Yesterday, after visiting varied districts of North and South Parganas, he stated, "What I noticed on the floor may be very disturbing. There may be an environment of violence, killings and concern. One factor that I observed is that solely the poor are being killed. The leaders aren’t there. So, who’s driving them? As an alternative of making an attempt to kill the poor, they need to eradicate poverty. That is very worrying. Bengal neither needs this nor ought to it occur. It is extremely disturbing that the lack of peace in the society will have an effect on the new era." He additional stated that peace must be established in the state at any value. These embody Murshidabad, Cooch Behar, Nadia, Malda, East Burdwan and South 24 Parganas.
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