KOLKATA: As polling proceeds in West Bengal , reports of violence started pouring in from constituencies like Barrackpore, Howrah and Hooghly. Arjun Singh, BJP’s candidate in Barrackpore was allegedly injured after a clash between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP workers. However, the presiding officer in the booth said that 712 of around 1200 votes were already polled when Chatterjee stormed into the polling booth and accused the officials of rigging. Meanwhile, irate locals attacked some media vehicles.Trinamool Congress candidate, Prasun Bandyopadhyay was reportedly heckled near a polling booth in Howrah. Reports of violence also came from Bongaon constituency, located near the Indo-Bangla border.

Source: Economic Times May 06, 2019 09:45 UTC