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West Bengal`s pre-poll situation reviewed at high-level meeting
Kolkata, Apr 22: Poll situation in West Bengal, ahead of the coming Panchayat elections, was today reviewed at a high-level meeting at the state secretariat here in the wake of recurring clashes between rival political parties and reports that candidates were obstructed from filing nominations in many districts.
Kolkata, Apr 22: Poll situation in West Bengal,
ahead of the coming Panchayat elections, was today reviewed at
a high-level meeting at the state secretariat here in the wake
of recurring clashes between rival political parties and
reports that candidates were obstructed from filing
nominations in many districts.
State's Chief Secretary S N Roy held a meeting with the
District Magistrates at the secretariat and was understood to
have sought reports about the situation arising out of the
clashes, official sources said here.
State's Election Commissioner Ajoy Sinha held another
round of meeting with district magistrates for an appraisal of
the pre-Panchayat poll situation, a day after the commission
sought reports from district authorities about justifiability
of the demands for extension of the nomination date, which had
already expired, by Trinamool Congress-BJP combine.
The combine has demanded declaration of Panchayat poll as
"null and void" in 20,000 seats due to obstruction to their
candidates in filing nomination papers allegedly by CPI(M)
activists, as also extension of time-limit of nomination
filing.
Today was the last date for withdrawal of candidature in around 58,000 seats in the three-tier Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samity and Zila Parishad.
Bureau Report
Today was the last date for withdrawal of candidature in around 58,000 seats in the three-tier Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samity and Zila Parishad.
Bureau Report