The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought a report from the West Bengal government on growing incidents of political violence in the State. The political violence in the State had claimed 160 lives in the past four years, it said. The MHA also issued another advisory on the ongoing doctors’ strike in the State and sought a report on the matter urgently. The MHA said it received reports that the number of incidents of political violence in the State increased from 509 in 2016 to 1035 in 2018. Government of India is seriously concerned over the prevalent situation in West Bengal.”The methodology of collating the report on political violence in the State was not clear.

Source: The Hindu June 15, 2019 10:04 UTC