Sukanta Majumdar said that the opposition will not be allowed to campaign and voters will not be allowed to vote. (Representational photo: AFP)
BJP state president Sukant Majumdar said the party has already raised the issue with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
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The BJP said it moved the Supreme Court on Thursday praying for deployment of central paramilitary forces during the upcoming municipal elections in West Bengal and claimed that the state had witnessed violence during the previous civic polls when security was provided by the state police force. was done. BJP state president Sukant Majumdar said the party has already raised the issue with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
“As per the experience of 2018 panchayat elections and previous municipal elections, there will be widespread violence when polling is held under the supervision of the state police. The opposition will not be allowed to campaign and voters will not be allowed to cast their votes. Only the central force in such a situation You can stop it,” Mazumdar said. Hence, the BJP moved the Supreme Court for the demand of central paramilitary forces during civic elections.
Elections for Kolkata Municipal Corporation are to be held on December 19 and after that elections for other municipal bodies are likely to be conducted in a phased manner. In a letter to the SEC on Thursday, the BJP demanded deployment of the Central Armed Police Force for free and fair elections and warned that the State Election Commission would be held responsible for any untoward incident during the elections.
Two days back, a BJP delegation met the Governor and urged him to direct the state Election The Commission (SEC) will conduct the civic body elections under the supervision of the central forces. Dhankhar on Tuesday said he has assured to take up the BJP delegation with the SEC.
In a letter to the governor, the BJP referred to the precedent in 2013 when the SEC approached the Supreme Court asking for deployment of central forces in municipal elections, while the West Bengal government was in favor of holding elections under the supervision of the state police. . , Taking a dig at the BJP’s demand, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, “Thousands of central paramilitary personnel were deployed in the state during the last assembly elections and the Trinamool Congress got 213 seats. After TMC won, our number was 217. It was done. Subsequent by-elections and elections.” Ghosh claimed that the BJP wanted central forces, but that would not change its fortunes.
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