There will be relentless fight against growing violence in Bengal: WB Guv Ananda Bose

Kolkata (West Bengal): As counting of Panchayat poll votes is underway in West Bengal, governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday said that there will be a relentless fight against growing violence in Bengal while adding that all authorities will come down with a heavy hand on goons and lawbreakers. 

He further assured making Bengal a safe place for the new generation, while adding that there will be very stern action against the 'control room goons who control goons on the field.' "...We will certainly take stern action against the control room lords those who sit in political control rooms and guide or remote control the goons on the field. It will be an all-out action. There will be certainly very stern action because this violence is affecting the future of the new generation...we will make Bengal a safer place for the new generation to live in...", he added.

Governor Ananda Bose will visit South 24 Parganas district, including Bhangar and Canning, to take stock of the situation on the counting of votes for the Panchayat election.

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to the State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday, demanding an impartial, free and fair counting of votes in the presence of central forces.

The panchayat elections were held on July 8 under tight security, with approximately 5.67 crore voters deciding the fates of 2.06 lakh candidates vying for 73,887 seats in the rural areas of West Bengal.

During the initial polling, security forces from the Centre and the state were deployed at all 61,636 polling booths to ensure a free and fair election.

A significant number of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and State Armed Police (SAP) personnel were deployed at sensitive booths, while the rest were assigned security duties along with local state police.
(ANI)