Voting is being held in 44 seats in Bengal for the fourth phase of the state elections.
Five Trinamool Congress workers have been shot dead in Bengal's Cooch Behar, the ruling party alleged this afternoon amid polling in 44 seats of the state for the fourth phase of assembly elections.
Gunshots were fired after the BJP and Trinamool Congress workers clashed in Sitalkuchi constituency, sources said, adding the CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) troops also had to reportedly resort to firing after they came under attack.
The Election Commission has sought a report in the matter.
Five Trinamool Congress workers have been shot dead in Bengal's Cooch Behar, the ruling party alleged this afternoon amid polling in 44 seats of the state for the fourth phase of assembly elections.
Gunshots were fired after the BJP and Trinamool Congress workers clashed in Sitalkuchi constituency, sources said, adding the CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) troops also had to reportedly resort to firing after they came under attack.
The Election Commission has sought a report in the matter.
"This is a grave violation of the law and the MCC (Model Code of Conduct) on manifold accounts. I strongly urge you to escalate the matter on priority and begin an intervention at the earliest to apprehend the perpetrators," the letter further reads.
Targeting Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Derek O'Brien wrote in a tweet: "When you can't beat us fair 'n square, you shoot & kill".
The Election Commission has posted around 80,000 personnel from the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to guard nearly 16,000 polling stations in the fourth phase. The highest deployment of 187 companies of CAPF - with 100 personnel in each company - is in Cooch Behar..
Source:NDTV