Murshidabad: With phase one polling underway in the state, several people were reportedly injured after some unidentified persons hurled a crude bomb in Nowda, Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Thursday.
Following the incident, the security was tightened. “Strong action will be taken. A report has been sought regarding the incident,” Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal said, as quoted by PTI.
Clash between police, TMC as Humayun Kabir attempts to visit blast site
A scuffle also broke out between Trinamool Congress (TMC) work
ers, police and Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP) founder Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad. The expelled TMC leader, Kabir, was attempting to visit the blast area.
“In Nowda, Rejinagar and all 22 seats of Murshidabad, peaceful elections are taking place. But in two booths of Nowda, some incident happened overnight,” Kabir told ANI.
EVM glitches, allegation of voter intimidation
The polling was halted at a booth in Parsalika Madanmohan Primary School in Beldanga assembly segment and another in the Samsherganj assembly constituency after glitches in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were reported.
Voters were allegedly intimated in Murshidabad’s Domkal. They alleged that they were being threatened and intimidated from reaching the polling station, PTI reported.
A large police contingent, along with central forces arrived at the Raipur village in Domkal. The ECI claimed that voters were subsequently escorted to polling booths under security cover.