A team of central forces had to be deployed in the area as the locals protested, alleging malpractices. A senior officer said the four EVMs were not being used in today’s polling.
Polling is underway for 31 seats in the third phase of Bengal elections and 40 seats in the final phase in Assam. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are voting in single-phase polls.
Singur, which votes on 10 April, is one of the keenly watched contests in West Bengal, with two important faces of the 2006 land movement fighting it out as BJP and TMC candidates.
The order prohibits public gatherings in the constituencies spread over parts of three districts on Tuesday when the third phase of elections will be held.
Polling for the first two phases of the West Bengal polls were held on 27 March and 1 April respectively. The next phase of polling will take place on 6 April.
The PM also said the TMC supremo hurt people's self-respect by claiming they are attending BJP rallies after taking money, and mocked her for frequent criticism of the EVM and EC.
The BJP is banking on non-Bengali votes in more than 30 constituencies across Asansol, Durgapur, North 24 Parganas, Kharagpur, Howrah and some parts surrounding Kolkata.
In Bengal & Assam, primary objective of other parties is to defeat BJP. For a region linguistically & culturally different from Hindi heartland, it’s a big change.
Shah claimed that going by the feedback he received, the party has already won 50 out of the 60 seats & added that CAA will be the first agenda to be taken once BJP forms govt.
Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.
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