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A antheral engaged successful canvass duties was allegedly assaulted during a grooming league for predetermination work successful West Bengal’s Nadia territory connected Friday (March 27, 2026) aft helium objected to the screening of a authorities advertisement, officials said.
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The incidental took spot astatine a grooming centre acceptable up astatine a schoolhouse successful Ranaghat.
According to immoderate of the participants, a authorities advertisement featuring Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was displayed connected a projector earlier the league began, prompting objections from immoderate polling officials who said the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was successful force.
“When the advertisement was shown, a fewer of america raised concerns arsenic to wherefore specified contented was being screened during an election-related grooming session,” a canvass authoritative contiguous astatine the venue said.
One of the canvass officials, identified arsenic Saikat Chattopadhyay, alleged that helium was assaulted for protesting against the screening.
“I questioned wherefore a authorities advertisement carrying the main minister’s representation was being shown contempt the MCC being successful force. I was past physically assaulted and threatened,” helium claimed.
He besides raised concerns implicit the information of predetermination personnel. “If specified incidents hap during grooming itself, it raises superior questions astir the information of canvass unit during the elections,” helium said.
Following the incident, respective polling unit reportedly halted the grooming league and staged a protestation astatine the venue. Tension prevailed successful the country for immoderate time, sources said.
Nadia District Magistrate Srikanta Palli said the substance was being looked into.
“We person received accusation astir the incidental and are verifying the facts. Appropriate enactment volition beryllium taken based connected the findings,” helium said.
Reacting to the incident, BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar criticised the authorities medication and urged the Election Commission to intervene.
“A canvass staffer has been assaulted. If specified incidents instrumentality place, it volition beryllium hard to guarantee escaped and just elections nether the contiguous dispensation,” helium said, demanding punctual enactment by the Commission.
