: Bengal post-poll violence: Calcutta HC verdict a win for ‘oppressed mothers and sisters’, says BJP #IndiaNEWS The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday described the Calcutta High Court’s verdict

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Bengal post-poll violence: Calcutta HC verdict a win for ‘oppressed mothers and sisters’, says BJP #IndiaNEWS
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday described the Calcutta High Court’s verdict on the West Bengal post-poll violence as a victory for “mothers and sisters who have been oppressed and deprived� in the state.Earlier in the day. the High Court ordered an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation into allegations of murder, rape and crimes against women in connection with the post-election violence. The court also directed a Special Investigation Team to look into all other cases related to the violence.The High Court will monitor both the investigations.Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy expressed his disappointment with the judgement and said that the state government will take a decision on whether to file an appeal, ANI reported.West Bengal witnessed a spell of incidents of violence following the Assembly election results on May 2. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress blamed each other for the deaths of multiple party workers. Various news reports put the toll between 11 and 14, but the police did not confirm the numbers.Responding to the verdict, the West Bengal BJP’s Twitter account put out a statement saying that the verdict “highlighted the politicisation, inaction and failure of the state’s police and administration�.The BJP also noted that the court has directed the state government to immediately process applications seeking compensation for victims of...Read more

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