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All-party meeting over West Bengal panchayat polls scheduled for today

West Bengal's State Election Commission (SEC) will hold a meeting on Tuesday to hear demands and grievances of all political parties on the July 8 panchayat elections and discuss the law and order situation, a senior official of the poll body said. The meeting will be chaired by SEC Rajiva Sinha. "All parties have been invited to the meeting. There will be discussions on the law and order situation. We will also listen to their grievances and suggestions," the official said. The BJP asserted that the all-party meeting would bear no fruit, while the CPI(M) questioned the "purpose" of calling it when there are only two days left for filing nominations. West Bengal has been witnessing a series of clashes and ransacking of party offices. Opposition parties alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress workers were not allowing their candidates to file nominations. "The all-party meeting is called before the dates of the election are decided. The SEC will have to face tough questions as

'Corruption has become one major motive in Bengal': Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has slammed the nomination filing procedure for the upcoming panchayat polls and said that corruption has become the major motive in Bengal

W Bengal fears 2018 violence repeat as panchayat poll process takes off

As the newly appointed West Bengal State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha announced the dates for polls for the three-tier panchayat system and the nomination process started from Friday

Ahead of panchayat polls, Amit Shah to visit West Bengal this week

Amit Shah is all set to visit West Bengal on April 14-15 as a part of the ongoing preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha election

Panchayat polls: Suvendu Adhikari approaches SC against Calcutta HC order

The HC had refused to interfere in the process started by the West Bengal State Election Commission (WBSEC) for conducting the polls for the three-tier panchayat system

Bengal: 34% of seats uncontested in 2018 panchayat polls, claims Suvendu

With the panchayat elections round the corner in West Bengal, Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP claimed in the Assembly on Friday that 34 per cent of the seats had gone uncontested in the 2018 polls and won by the ruling Trinamool Congress. Claiming that the panchayat elections of 2003 during the CPI(M)-led Left Front rule and the 2018 polls under the TMC regime have set bitter precedents, Adhikari said that he hopes that the state government will help the State Election Commission hold free and fair elections in 2023. He said that 34 per cent of the seats had gone uncontested under the TMC rule in the 2018 panchayat elections in the state. Participating in the debate on budgetary demands for the financial year 2023-24 for the Panchayat department of the state, he said that of the total 78,492 seats, 20,269 were uncontested and won by the ruling party in the 2018 panchayat elections. Adhikari claimed that there remains much to be done to ensure that true ...

2023 panchayat polls for Trinamool Congress is a springboard for 2024

Notification for the panchayat elections has been stayed by the Calcutta High Court until February 27

West Bengal Budget: A rural thrust with focus on social schemes

Among the major departments, the allocation for panchayats and rural development is one of the highest at Rs 26,603.51 crore

Smriti Irani visits Purba Medinipur for outreach ahead of panchayat polls

In a public outreach programme ahead of the panchayat polls in West Bengal, Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday interacted with local people and had tea with them in Kanthi town of Purba Medinipur district. The Union Women and Child Development Minister also offered puja at the Maa Nachinda temple during the day. "I won't make any political statement here. I only prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the people of West Bengal. Let her blessings be showered on one and all," she told reporters later. Irani also asked the people about local development issues and whether they are getting the benefits of central projects and what is their problem in a 'Chai pe Charcha' session at a tea stall on the side of Kanthi canal, a BJP leader said. Irani, who arrived in Purba Medinipur district on Saturday on a two-day visit, earlier held a meeting with BJP leaders and workers. She met the 'karyakartas' of BJP at the local level and discussed ways to strengthen the organisation in the ar

WB Panchayat polls: Big relief for TMC as SC rules out re-election

The ruling Trinamool Congress had contended that not a single candidate approached any court with the grievance that he or she had been stopped from filing nomination papers

HC stays WB Panchayat polls till April 16: Oppn parties welcomes move

HC also asked SEC to file a comprehensive status report on the poll process by Monday