TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee takes oath as West Bengal CM
MAY 5, 2021
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Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee took oath as the chief minister of West Bengal for the third consecutive term on Wednesday. She administered the oath in Bengali language by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Raj Bhavan.
Banerjee said that her priority is to tackle COVID-19 outbreak and also urged all to maintain peace, after reports of violence surfaced across the state soon after the announcement of the assembly election results.
Speaking on the same issue, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “Our priority is that we must bring an end to this senseless violence that has affected society at large. I have every hope that the CM on an urgent basis will take all steps to restore rule of law.”
The ceremony was low-key due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
All-party meeting held at Rajganj police station to maintain peace post announcement of WB
election results
MAY 5, 2021
Rajganj, 05th May: After the election results, the Rajganj police held an all-party meeting at Rajganj police station to maintain peace and order after the announcement of the state assembly election results, on Wednesday.
It has been learned that after the election results, unrest took place in several places in the Rajganj assembly constituency. Several houses were burnt and damaged. Therefore, an all-party meeting was held on behalf of the Rajganj Police to maintain peace and order in the area.
Representatives of various political parties, Jalpaiguri DSP Samir Kumar Pal and IC of Rajganj Police Station Pankaj Kumar Sarkar were present at the meeting. The police urged all political parties to maintain peace and order.
Tapan Dey, acting president of INTTUC’s Jalpaiguri district, said that some BJP activists are spreading lies on social media. He said that he has urged the BJP leaders to stop such acts and further assured of looking after the homeless BJP workers.
BJP’s Rajganj South Mandal president Bidhan Jha said “We stand for peace. If anyone in the party spreads rumours, it will not be accepted.”
BJP workers stage sit-in protest in front of Siliguri police station
MAY 5, 2021
Siliguri, 05th May: Trinamool Congress workers have been allegedly attacking BJP workers ever since the WB assembly election results were announced. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongly condemned the incident and staged a sit-in protest in front of Siliguri police station today.
BJP leader Sabita Agarwal said that female BJP workers are being tortured. Many workers have been forced to leave homes and go to other states. Hence, they demand that arrangements should be made to bring the workers back home and they should be assured of safety. He said the movement would continue until their demands are met.
Youth beaten to death in minor dispute in Fulbari
MAY 5, 2021
Rajganj, 05th May: Sensation prevailed after 26-year-old Maidul Alam was allegedly beaten to death in West Dhantala of Fulbari-2 gram panchayat area, on Tuesday evening. Police arrested a youth named Mujibar Rahman in this regard.
According to the information, a group of youths had gathered and were gambling on the banks of Mahananda River. During this period, a dispute broke out between Maidul and Mujibar. Their minor argument escalated and the duo allegedly started physically attacking each other. Mujibar Rahman thrashed Maidul, severely injuring him.
Upon receiving the news of the incident, locals and family members rushed to the spot, rescued Maidul and took him to a nursing home in Fulbari. However, the doctors declared him dead. Meanwhile, Mujibar Rahman managed to flee away from the scene.
As per the family sources, Maidul was to be married after a few days. The NJP police recovered the body and sent it to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital for postmortem. The police then launched a searched operation and successfully nabbed Mujibar late at night.
Today, the accused was produced in the Jalpaiguri court. Police are investigating the entire incident.siliguritimes/from,india
