Mamata Banerjee accuses central forces of escorting criminals to EVM sturdy rooms| India Information
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused central forces of making an attempt to “seize” digital voting machines (EVMs) within the districts that went to polls within the first section of the West Bengal Meeting election on April 23
“I heard of two incidents wherein energy to 2 sturdy rooms the place EVMs are stored was lower off. Central forces escorted criminals to these locations to seize EVMs. The faces of those folks have been lined. I’m shocked that the ECI [Election Commission of India] is silent,” stated Banerjee at a rally in her Bhabanipur constituency.
Bhabanipur is among the many 142 of 294 seats that will go to polls within the second and final section of polling throughout seven south Bengal districts, together with Kolkata, on April 29. The marketing campaign for the second section will finish at 6pm on Monday.
Manoj Kumar Agarwal, the state chief electoral officer, maintained that each one EVMs are secure. “The strongrooms are stored beneath lock and key, and these have been double checked.”
Banerjee made the allegation about EVMs at back-to-back rallies in Bhabanipur till Sunday evening. She spent the day attending street exhibits and rallies at Bhabanipur, the place she faces Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) chief Suvendu Adhikari.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to guide the final BJP roadshow on Monday in Banerjee’s constituency. The TMC trailed the BJP in 4 of the eight municipal wards throughout the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Bhabanipur.
Banerjee attacked the BJP, saying it used to say she doesn’t enable Durga Puja in Bengal. “The truth is that Durga Puja in Kolkata attracts vacationers from around the globe and affords jobs to so many individuals. After I began giving financial help to group golf equipment for organising the Puja, they [BJP] went to courtroom,’ she stated
She stated the BJP claimed she turned Kolkata right into a slum. “The poor stay in slums. They work with honesty. You can’t insult the poor,” Banerjee stated.
She stated she works for the folks across the yr. “The town has developed a lot earlier than your eyes. There isn’t a energy scarcity. No unhealthy roads. Waterlogging is not a serious difficulty throughout monsoon as a result of our civic physique has overhauled the drainage system,” Banerjee stated. She stated the BJP is just not coming to energy.
