June 25th 2023.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose had a significant message for the state's citizens on Sunday: the "power of the common man should not be underestimated". He highlighted the importance of the priority of the Governor, Ministers, and the Chief Minister being focused on the common people.
The same day, the State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha sought time from the Governor to meet him. Bose welcomed the request, saying he understands the Election Commissioner is busy with the election. The two had a two-hour meeting at Raj Bhawan later that evening.
In the meantime, the State Election Commission wrote a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs asking for the remaining 485 companies of central forces. This was due to news of incidents of sporadic violence and recovery of explosives in Murshidabad and East Midnapore’s Contai. This has caused the opposition to criticize the ruling Trinamool Congress for allegedly hiring people to make bombs and create tension during the election.
BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh alleged that the TMC was using money to hire people to make bombs during elections. TMC MLA Tapas Roy countered this, implying that money is being used to malign the TMC ahead of the elections.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to start her campaign for rural polls from North Bengal on Monday. Poll analysts have noted that the saffron camp won the North Bengal in 2019 Lok Sabha elections and TMC managed to win back several Assembly constituencies in 2021 Assembly elections. With this in mind, the TMC Supremo will start her campaign from the North Bengal.
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