West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday arrived in the national capital on Sunday night.
Governor Bose is likely to call on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the widespread violence during the panchayat polls in West Bengal. To a question on the purpose of his visit to New Delhi, CV Ananda Bose told reporters, “I came here for a simple purpose. As a student, I heard about Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya, somebody told me it was about light at the end of the tunnel. As a humble student, I wanted to ask my professors what it meant.” On election day, there were numerous violent incidents reported, which cast a negative light on how the panchayat elections were handled throughout the state. In the meantime, the West Bengal State Election Commission announced on Sunday that 10 deaths in election-related violence across the state have been confirmed by the police. The State Election Commission (SEC) had earlier on Sunday announced re-voting in 697 booths across five districts on July 10. Repolling will be held in the districts of Purulia, Birbhum, Jalpaiguri, Nadia and South 24 Parganas on Monday, the state poll panel informed.
Earlier, West Bengal BJP state general secretary Jagannath Chattopadhyay wrote to the State Election Commission to declare the July 8 polling as void and hold fresh panchayat polls.
