TMC hooliganism... openly looting ballots: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

West Bengal in the Panchayat polls on Saturday a war of words escalated between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Trinamool Congress. BJP state chief Sukanta Majumdar alleged that "TMC hoologanism crossed all limits" and that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with the Chief Electoral Officer of the state were «responsible» for murders. «Bloodshed in West Bengal in Panchayat Election.

TMC candidate killed an independent Muslim candidate in North 24, Parganas dist. TMC knows only language of violence, murder and booth capturing. CM @MamataOfficial along with @CEOWestBengal is responsible for these murders,» he said.

Sharing a video on the micro-blogging site, Majumdar said claimed that the workers of the TMC have looted the ballots from many polling booths in the state. «TMC hooliganism has crossed all the limits and is now stifling democracy by looting ballots openly in the West Bengal Panchayat elections,» he said. Majumdar further accused the West Bengal government and the state polling body of «hoodwinking» the court's order which directed deployment of central forces in all the districts.

«On the one hand, the SEC is reluctant to deploy the central forces. On the other hand, civil volunteers are deployed for election duty. This clearly shows that the state govt and SEC have hoodwinked the courts.

Is SEC silently facilitating the booth capturing by TMC goons?» he tweeted. Meanwhile, State Shashi Panja asked why central forces have «failed to protect the citizens». «TMC workers have been murdered, two have been shot at.