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EC tightens vigil in Bengal ahead of polls; senior police officers start police station visit

Kolkata: Senior police officials began visiting police stations across West Bengal from Sunday as the Election Commission stepped up monitoring of poll preparedness and security arrangements in the poll-bound state. During these visits, officers in charge of police stations are being briefed on measures needed to be taken for holding free and fair polling. In…

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CEC acting under ‘executive’s thumb’, says Opposition’s notice seeking Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

New Delhi: The notices moved by the opposition MPs in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar have accused him of “acting under the thumb of the executive”, besides blaming him for “mass disenfranchisement” through the SIR exercise, and raising questions on his appointment. The notices submitted in the two Houses of…

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Bhabanipur: Seat mirroring Bengal’s political journey from Congress citadel to Mamata’s fortress

Kolkata: In the constantly shifting landscape of West Bengal politics, few constituencies carry the historical weight and symbolism of Bhabanipur — a seat whose electoral journey mirrors the state’s transformation from Congress dominance to the rise of the TMC. Today, regarded as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s political fortress, Bhabanipur was not always synonymous with the…

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SIR fallout obliterated localised anti-incumbency in WB, no discontent against Mamata: Sagarika

Kolkata: TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said anti-incumbency in West Bengal, which was localised, has largely been obscured by the fallout of the SIR exercise, giving the party a distinct edge over the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections. The journalist-turned-politician, who has been named one of the TMC’s star campaigners for the polls,…

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