Ram Navami violence: 1 killed, 5 police personnel injured in Bengal
Kolkata: A 50-year-old man was killed and five police personnel were injured including deputy superintendent of police as clashes broke out during a Ram Navami rally in West Bengal's Purulia district on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as SK Sajahan, was caught in the scuffle.
Additional Director General of Police Anuj Sharma said that violence erupted between the two groups over the Ram Navami procession taken out in the Arsha police station area of the district.
BJP and Trinamool Congress had organized processions in various parts of the state on Sunday to celebrate Ram Navami. At several places, armed processions were taken out to mark the occasion.
West Bengal BJP president, Dilip Ghosh was seen participating in one such rally with a sword and a mace In Kharagpur.
“Despite the police not giving permission, armed rallies were taken out at various places. The police will take legal action against it,” Anuj Sharma said.
TMC leaders of Purulia district alleged that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) took out an armed Ram Navami procession, where children were seen wielding weapons. However, state VHP president Sachindranath Singha denied the allegation saying, “We had not taken out any armed Ram Navami procession.
Some people were arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident, Sharma informed.
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Manmohan Singh, LK Advani cast votes from home
New Delhi (PTI): Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, former deputy prime minister LK Advani and former Union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi have cast their votes using the home voting facility, the Delhi poll body said.
The office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Delhi on Thursday kicked off the home voting facility for elderly voters and persons with disabilities (PwDs) and it will go on till May 24.
According to the data shared by the office, 1409 voters cast their ballots from the comfort of their homes across all seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi on Friday, which was the second day of the facility being started.
The West Delhi constituency reported the highest number of home votes, with 348 voters participating. Among them, 299 were elderly individuals.
With the completion of the second day, a total of 2,956 voters have exercised their right to vote from home, the CEO office said.
"Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh and former Union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi successfully cast their votes on May 17 from their home availing home voting facility in the New Delhi parliamentary constituency," the office said.
Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari cast his vote on Thursday, it added.
Former deputy prime minister LK Advani cast his vote on Saturday, sources said.
On the first day, 1,482 voters exercised their franchise from home.
A total of 5,406 voters across Delhi -- elderly individuals and PwDs -- have filled out Form 12D to avail of the home voting facility in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
This initiative ensures these voters can participate in the electoral process with ease and dignity, eliminating the need to visit polling stations. Delhi will go to polls on May 25.
