72-hr ban on Cooch Behar entry to stop me from meeting kin of those Killed, Says CM Mamata

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New Delhi, April 11, 2021: Politics continues over killing of four people in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar during the fourth phase of voting on Saturday. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has now released a video of a speech by Sayantan Basu, questioning if the central forces opened fire on the instructions of the BJP leader.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has said that she will visit the affected district after 3 days as the Election Commission has barred the entry of politicians in Cooch Behar for the next 72 hours to prevent any possible law and order flare-up.

"It’s incompetent govt with incompetent PM & HM. They are coming here daily to capture Bengal. You are welcome, nobody has stopped you but make people happy rather than threatening them. You get people killed by central forces and later issue them a clean chit," said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

Meanwhile in Tamil Nadu, Congress candidate PSW Madhava Rao died of coronavirus complications at a hospital after being infected with Covid-19 last month. A crisis may arise if he wins from his constituency in Virudhunagar district as a by-election would then be held. However, there won’t be any re-polling as he died after voting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested the Election Commission to take stern action against those responsible for the Cooch Behar incident and blamed the ruling TMC for perpetrating violence during the polls. He also accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of instigating people against the central forces, sensing defeat. “What happened in Cooch Behar is unfortunate and sad.