Post-poll violence

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In a major setback for the Mamata Banerjee government, the five-judge Supreme Court bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justices IP Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen and Subrata Talukdar on Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged cases of murder and crimes against women during the violence that followed the elections in West Bengal.

The order was passed in a petition alleging that around 200 persons who were displaced due to the violence continue to face threat to their lives due to which they have not been able to return to their homes.

Senior Advocate Pinky Anand, arguing for the petitioners, claimed that social workers have been “harassed” in the post-poll violence in West Bengal.

Other petitions have also alleged that BJP sympathizers and members have been allegedly targeted by Trinamool Congress “goons” and there was a situation of “terror” in the state.

Now that she is back as chief minster once again, Mamata Banerjee must put an end to the post-poll violence, shore up facilities to save lives hit by the raging pandemic and restore the economic health of the state.

The application alleges that as per media reports, this violence is directly sponsored by ruling party through its workers who are seeking revenge against the citizenry of the State which has exercised its democratic right of voting for a party other than TMC.