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West Bengal Elections highlights: Centre and EC have blood of Covid-19 patients on their hands, says TMC

Cutting across differences, political parties in West Bengal Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to ban all victory processions after the declaration of results of the assembly polls in four states and a union territory in order to check the surge in coronavirus. The EC on Tuesday decided to make more stringent the provisions to be followed during the process of counting. The eighth and final phase of the election will be held in West Bengal on April 29. Follo DH for the latest updates...
Last Updated : 29 April 2021, 01:56 IST

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21:3028 Apr 2021

TMC calls EC's Covid guidelines for agents, candidates 'ïll thought out'

The TMC has termed a recent Election Commission notification listing Covid protocols for counting agents in the ongoing Assembly polls as "ill-thought out", pointing out several contradictions in the order. In the order, the EC has given directions for submission of a negative Covid test report of an election agent, counting agent and/or candidate before they are permitted to enter the counting hall. (PTI)

19:3728 Apr 2021

The widow of a TMC candidate, who died recently after testing positive for Covid-19, Wednesday filed a police complaint seeking registration of a case of culpable homicide against senior Election Commission officials for their alleged failure to check the spread of the disease that led to her husband's death. (PTI)

18:2528 Apr 2021

Centre and EC have the blood of Covid-19 patients on their hands: TMC

Trinamool Congress Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led government at the Centre and EC saying they have "the blood of Covid-19 patients on their hands" as they refused to consider the serious threat of coronavirus and contributed to the "super spread" of the pandemic in West Bengal during the month of April. (PTI)

17:2028 Apr 2021

Negative Covid-19 report or full vaccination mandatory for entering counting halls: EC

No candidates or their agents will be allowed inside counting halls without a negative coronavirus report, according to the latest result-day guidelines issued by the Election Commission. (PTI)

13:3628 Apr 2021

Mamata takes on Shah, Adani over deforestation

Published 28 April 2021, 01:50 IST

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