Violent clashes broke out in West Bengal’s Bhangar during Phase 2 polling between Indian Secular Front (ISF) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers. The tension reportedly intensified after ISF candidate Naushad Siddiqui chased rival workers, prompting central forces to intervene and carry out a lathi-charge. Authorities say NIA has launched a probe amid reports of crude bombs recovered in Purba Bardhaman.
Tension erupted during West Bengal Assembly elections Phase 2 in Bhangar and parts of South 24 Parganas, with ISF accusing TMC workers of intimidating polling agents and voters. Reports of vote rigging and agents being driven out surfaced from Bhangar and Canning Purba. Central forces and NIA teams were deployed, while the TMC denied the allegations.
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Violence marred West Bengal’s first phase of Assembly polling, with multiple incidents reported across districts. BJP candidate Subhendu Sarkar was attacked in Kumarganj, while AUUP chief Humayun Kabir’s convoy in Murshidabad was vandalised. A BJP polling agent suffered head injuries in Labhpur, and two Congress workers were hurt in Birbhum, underscoring a tense campaign atmosphere.
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