Kolkata, Apr 17 (UNI) Around 55.12 per cent electorate exercised their franchise till 1330 hours
on Monday in the seventh phase West Bengal Assembly election to 34 seats to decide the fate
of 268 candidates.
Stray incidents of violence were reported from some areas where voting is underway for the
seventh phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal.
Asansol Trinammol Congress (TMC) candidate Sayoni Ghosh claimed that BJP activists
tried to jam booths.
The allegation was dubbed as baseless by BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul, who asserted,
"Ghosh is making excuses sensing defeat".
Ms Paul alleged that a Trinamool Congress polling agent was wearing a cap with Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee's photo on it, at polling booth in Baktarnagar High School.
She said that the presiding officer said he was unwell and didn't see the cap.
"EC has said that you can't wear anything that has your party's symbol or a political leader's
picture. This is Mamata Banerjee's trick. She knows people won't vote for her. Her time is up,"
Ms Paul added..
In the Jamuria constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district, Left Front candidate Aishe
Ghosh alleged that her party agents were stopped from entering the booth by TMC workers
Trinamool Congress candidate from Rashbehari (Kolkata) Debashis Kumar alleged that
he was not allowed to enter many booths by central forces
BJP candidate from Raninagar Masuhara Khatun alleges attack on her car by TMC activists
BJP polling agent Sankar Sarkar alleged he was forcefully pushed out of booth no.91 by TMC members and made to leave the spot in Bakhra village of Ratua, Malda.
A TMC member said, "He is not a voter here so we asked him to leave respectfully. Nobody threatened him.”
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee after cast his vote at Mitra Institution in Bhabanipur, said,
“Extremely confident that Mamata Banerjee will be back with 2/3rd majority...People are
dying but EC is conducting 8-phase polls to benefit a party.”
TMC candidate from Bhabanipur constituency, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, after casts his
vote at Manmatha Nath Nandan Boys and Girls School said, “People will vote for Mamata
Banerjee and her projects as her development has reached all homes. This election is being
held on those issues.”
“I have been in politics since 1962, but this is the first time I am voting for myself,” he added..
TMC MP Nusrat Jahan after cast her vote said, "Why was the Election Commission sleeping
all this while? Only when Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided he won't hold any public
meetings, the EC decided to call off all public meetings."
"It listens to the prime minister and home minister more than anyone else," she added.
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