: High Court declines BJP’s plea on deployment of central forces for Kolkata civic polls #IndiaNEWS The Calcutta High Court on Thursday quashed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s plea seeking deployment

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High Court declines BJP’s plea on deployment of central forces for Kolkata civic polls #IndiaNEWS
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday quashed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s plea seeking deployment of Central Armed Police Force personnel during Kolkata civic body elections that will take place on December 19, Live Law reported.The saffron party had claimed that its candidates were being threatened and pressured into withdrawing nominations. It had also said that the West Bengal Police were not registering first information reports even though complaints were lodged.On Monday, the Supreme Court had refused to entertain BJP’s petition, which requested that central forces should be present in the city during the civic elections. The court had instead directed the BJP to approach Calcutta High Court with its petition.At the hearing on Thursday, advocate general SN Mookerjee said that all the complaints had been addressed and that the West Bengal government had held a meeting with the state Election Commission to ensure that the civic elections are conducted without any violence, Live Law reported.“The assurance of the advocate general is sufficient in view of the submission made by the state Election Commission,� the court said. “The state Election Commission does not see the deployment of central forces as necessary.�Senior advocate SK Kapur, representing the BJP, told the High Court that petitioners were apprehensive about the security measures as violence had erupted during West...Read more

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