The violence that has plagued West Bengal's panchayat elections from the outset continued during the vote-counting process today. Reports indicate that crude bombs were detonated near one counting center, while police used force to control the situation at another center.
Despite heightened security measures, the elections have been marred by incidents of violence, and today was no exception, with voters and officials facing potential danger. One such incident took place at Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas, but fortunately, no injuries were reported.
The violence surrounding West Bengal's three-tier panchayat elections has resulted in 20 deaths over the past four days with a polling centre in Beldanga in Murshidabad district, being the epicenter of the violence.
At a press conference today, the BJP said democracy is dying in Bengal. "If you read the newspapers, the words used most for the elections are firing, bombing, bogus voting and rigging. Ballot boxes are being burnt and thrown in lakes. The Trinamool Congress is attempting to win by indulging in vote rigging," the party's national spokesperson Sambit Patra said in Hindi.
Earlier today, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose expressed his determination to address the increasing violence in the state. "There will be a relentless fight against growing violence in Bengal. Those who commit violence in the field will be made to curse the day they are born. All authorities will come down with a heavy hand on the goons and lawbreakers," news agency ANI quoted him as saying.
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