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Will Suvendu Adhikari be Bengal's Yogi Adityanath? BJP begins bulldozer actions, demolishes meat shop
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar ordered immediate arrests and continuous patrols as post-poll violence left two people dead and several party offices ransacked.
- On Tuesday, bulldozers razed multiple structures in Kolkata's historic New Market, triggering panic among traders following the Bharatiya Janata Party's election victory.
- The incident occurred one day after the BJP defeated the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC in West Bengal Assembly elections, with the party securing 207 seats to end its 15-year rule.
- TMC Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien claimed the bulldozer was brought in to demolish meat shops as a "victory celebration," though local residents disputed this, asserting the structure was illegal.
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar directed authorities on Wednesday to immediately arrest those involved in vandalism, emphasizing firm law enforcement as the Commission monitors the situation.
- Elsewhere, two people died in separate post-poll incidents, prompting deployment of 50,000 Central Armed Police Forces personnel to maintain order across the state for at least two months.
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left
45% Left
L 45%
C 22%
R 33%
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