: West Bengal post-poll violence: SC issues notice to state, Centre on plea seeking SIT inquiry #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Centre, the Election Commission of India

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West Bengal post-poll violence: SC issues notice to state, Centre on plea seeking SIT inquiry #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Centre, the Election Commission of India and the West Bengal government on a petition seeking a Special Investigation Team inquiry into the violence that took place in the state in May, after the Assembly elections, Live Law reported. The petitioner, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, alleged that after election results were declared, Trinamool Congress workers intimidated those who had supported the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Trinamool Congress had won the elections with a huge majority. “TMC supporters and workers started creating chaos, unrest and set the house and properties of Hindus on fire, looted and plundered their belongings for the simple reason that they had supported BJP in Assembly election,� Jain alleged. The petitioner claimed that at least 15 BJP workers and supporters were killed after the election results were announced. He accused the West Bengal government and the police of being silent spectators during the violence. Jain also alleged that Trinamool Congress supporters had raped women. “The government, officers, officials, administration and the police are supporting workers of TMC, due to which the life, liberty, prestige, dignity and modesty of women are being taken away as is evident from the fact that a number of persons have been harmed, butchered,...Read more

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