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Bengal villagers block roads after vote counting amid deadly threat claims
Politics
Published on 2 May 2026
CRPF demand erupts as bloodshed allegations trade hands
Hundreds of villagers in Falta, West Bengal, blocked roads after vote counting, alleging life threats linked to TMC workers. BJP supporters said a local TMC leader threatened bloodshed and urged CRPF deployment. The TMC candidate rejected the accusations as a BJP tactic, escalating tensions on the ground even as both sides trade claims.
- Hundreds of villagers protested and blocked roads in Falta after vote counting
- Allegations of life threats and bloodshed accusations surfaced between parties
- BJP supporters demanded CRPF presence following the claims
- TMC denied the allegations, calling them a BJP ploy
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