13:31 (IST)
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JP Nadda's campaign schedule today
BJP chief JP Nadda is to address a public meeting and hold two roadshows in West Bengal today, ahead of the fifth phase of polling on Saturday.
- Public meeting in Katwa at 12.30 pm
- Roadshow in Bardhaman at 3 pm
- Roadshow in Kolkata North Suburban at 5 pm
13:29 (IST)
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Amit Shah's campaigning schedule today
Home Minister Amit Shah's campaigning schedule for Friday includes public meetings and roadshows. Following is his schedule today:
- Public meeting in Tehatta at 11.30 am
- Roadshow in Krishnanagar Uttar at 1 pm
- Roadshow in Barrackpore at 3 pm
- Public meeting in Khardaha at 4.45 pm
13:27 (IST)
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EC deploys 11 more police observers ahead of 5th phase
The Election Commission has decided to deploy 11 more police observers ahead of the fifth phase of polling on Saturday in 45 Assembly constituencies, adding that it does not want a repetition of the Sitalkuchi violence, an official told PTI.
Four people were killed in Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi on 10 April as central forces opened fire amid polling for the fourth phase allegedly after coming under attack from locals, who "attempted to snatch their rifles", police had said. Following the violence, the Election Commission put in place restrictions, including extending the "silence period" from 48 hours to 72 hours, for the fifth phase of polls, and barred the entry of politicians in the district for 72 hours from 10 April, to prevent any possible law and order flare-up.
Altogether, 33 general and 16 expenditure observers have also been deployed for the ongoing elections in the state, the official said.
13:24 (IST)
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No plan to merge remaining four phases: EC
Election Commission of India (ECI) officials clarified that the remaining four phases of election in West Bengal will not be clubbed together, a demand that has been made by many leaders including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Banerjee on Thursday had tweeted urging that the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth phases of election in the state be clubbed amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Assembly Election 2021 LATEST News and Updates: Union minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda are scheduled to hold election rallies in West Bengal ahead of the fifth phase of polling on Saturday. Four phases of the Assembly election remain to be conducted on 17, 22, 26 and 29 April and the counting of votes cast in election in four states and one Union Territory will be held on 2 May.
Worried over the COVID-19 surge, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Thursday urged the Election Commission to think about conducting polls for the remaining assembly seats at one go, while also stressing that her party had opposed the prolonged eight-phase poll schedule.
"Amid an ongoing pandemic, we firmly opposed @ECISVEEP''s decision to conduct WB polls in 8 phases. Now, in view of the huge surge in #COVID19 cases, I urge the ECI to consider holding the remaining phases in ONE go," the CM said.
Arrangements for the fifth phase of polls, on 17 April, are already nearing completion, an election official said, even as several social media users held debates on whether the poll panel should at least conduct the next three phases of Bengal elections on a single day.
Assembly polls have been held for 135 constituencies so far in the West Bengal, and the remaining 159 seats are set go to the polls in the next four phases.
April 16, 2021 at 01:20PM
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