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New Indian Express
7 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Class IV girl killed in bomb blast in West Bengal's Kaliganj; CM urges strict police action
KOLKATA: In a post-poll incident in Kaliganj, Nadia district of West Bengal, a Class IV student was killed in a bomb explosion allegedly triggered by Trinamool Congress-backed miscreants. The incident took place shortly before the official announcement of Trinamool Congress candidate Alifa Ahmed's victory in the Kaliganj Assembly bypoll. Tamanna Khatun was on her way home in the Melendi area when splinters from a crude bomb, reportedly hurled during a victory celebration, struck her. She was immediately rushed to a nearby health centre but succumbed to her injuries. 'I was returning home with my son and daughter when a group of people suddenly appeared and hurled a bomb, which killed my daughter,' the mother said. She added, 'We have been voting for the CPM since my father's time. We are not politically active.' West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed deep sorrow over the incident and assured that the police would take strict legal action against those responsible. She extended her condolences to the grieving family and said that the administration would act decisively.
Time of India
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Kaliganj bypolls: TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed secures landslide victory against BJP's Ashish Ghosh; CM Mamata Banerjee expresses gratitude
NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress candidate Alifa Ahmed secured a sweeping victory in the Kaliganj Assembly bypoll, defeating BJP's Ashish Ghosh by a margin of 50,049 votes—surpassing the 2021 win margin of her late father, Nasiruddin Ahmed, whose passing in February prompted the election in West Bengal's Nadia district. Congress candidate Kabil Uddin Shaikh, backed by the Left, finished third with 28,348 votes. The byelection, held on Thursday, saw a voter turnout of 69.85% by 5pm and was largely peaceful, aside from a few isolated incidents. Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed gratitude saying, "People of all religions, castes, races and walks of life in the area have blessed us immensely by exercising their right to vote in the by-elections to the Kaliganj Assembly constituency. I humbly express my gratitude to them. The main architects of this victory are mother, soil, and people. My colleagues from Kaliganj have worked tirelessly for this. I also extend my heartfelt congratulations to them. " "My greetings and salutations to everyone. In memory of the late MLA Nasiruddin Ahmed, I dedicate this victory to the motherland and people of Bengal," she said. Alifa, a 38-year-old engineer, left her corporate role at a Kolkata-based IT company to enter politics, drawing inspiration from Mahua Moitra, the Trinamool MP from Krishnanagar—under which the Kaliganj Assembly segment falls. Like Moitra, who traded her career in investment banking for the political arena, Alifa chose grassroots engagement and legislative advocacy over her former profession. Meanwhile, a blast in Kaliganj in Naida district killed a 13-year-old girl prompting CM Mamata to take strict action against the culprits.
Mint
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Mint
Bomb kills Bengal girl in Kaliganj on bypoll result day, BJP's Amit Malviya slams Mamata: ‘Is this price of victory?'
BJP leader Amit Malviya on Monday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by calling her politics 'violent and vote-bank-driven.' He also slammed Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) by calling it a 'gang of vultures'. Malviya was referring to the death of a nine-year-old girl's death in a bomb explosion n Kaliganj in West Bengal's Nadia district on Monday. According to a police officer the girl was wounded after being allegedly hit by a bomb that exploded on Monday afternoon at Barochandgar under Kaliganj police station limits, news agency PTI reported. 'TMC's celebration ends with blood on its hands. Again. From TMC's victory rally in Muslim-majority Kaliganj bypoll, bombs were hurled, and in the chaos, a little girl—Tamanna Khatun, a Class 4 student—was killed. Let that sink in,' Malviya, who is in-charge of BJP's National Information & Technology Department, wrote in a message on X. 'A child. Murdered. While TMC danced to the tune of their 'victory.' TMC is not a political party. It is a gang of vultures. They cannot win—even a bypoll—without shedding blood,' he added in his post. 'Is this what West Bengal has been reduced to? Is this the price of victory under Mamata Banerjee's rule?' Malviya went on to question the Banerjee-led government in West Bengal. Meanwhile, Banerjee expressed shock at the news and said the police will take 'strong and decisive legal action against the culprits at the earliest.' In a barrage of posts on X, Malviya continued to hit out against CM Banerjee and her 'violent, vote-bank-driven politics'. '13-year-old Tamanna Khatun—a Class 4 student—was blown to pieces in Kaliganj, where bombs were hurled during a TMC victory rally. This is the blood price of Mamata Banerjee's violent, vote-bank-driven politics,' he wrote in his message. "West Bengal has no law and order left. Mamata Banerjee, ironically the state's Home Minister, has failed spectacularly as an administrator. Worse, she fuels radicalised politics to polarise and retain her Muslim vote bank—only for innocent children like Tamanna to pay with their lives. This is not governance. This is criminal neglect," Malviya added. Accusing CM Banerjee of 'peddling another lie', Malviya presented some demographical, voter turnout, and voting trends 'facts' in another post on X. "Mamata Banerjee is peddling another lie. She claims TMC's win in Kaliganj Assembly bypoll is due to 'support from all religions, castes, races and walks of life', he wrote in his post. The BJP leader claimed that the surge in the voting trend was a direct result of rising Hindutva consciousness and the backlash against recent Murshidabad riots. 'The truth: Mamata Banerjee's TMC is surviving on a captive vote bank of Muslims, illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators and radical elements. Just like they dumped the Left, Hindus of Bengal have dumped Mamata. 2026 won't be a bypoll. It'll be a full-blown revolution,' he added. TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed won the bypolls to the Kaliganj Assembly seat by a landslide margin of 50,049 votes over her nearest BJP rival Ashish Ghosh, bettering the 2021 winning margin of her father Nasiruddin Ahmed, whose demise in February this year necessitated the elections to the seat in West Bengal's Nadia district, ECI website said on Monday. After the final 23rd round of counting, Alifa bagged 1,02,759 votes compared to Ghosh who finished the race with 52,710 votes, according to figures posted by the Commission on its website. The Left-supported Congress candidate Kabil Uddin Shaikh came in third with 28,348 votes.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
13-year-old girl killed in bomb blast during Trinamool victory rally in Nadia
A minor girl studying in Class IV died in a bomb explosion during a victory procession organised by the Trinamool Congress in Barochandgar, under the Krishnanagar area, after the party swept the Kaliganj Assembly bypoll in West Bengal 's Nadia district with a margin of around 49,755 votes. 'Today, a 13-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries sustained from a bomb explosion in Kaliganj PS area of Krishnanagar police district. We shall spare no stone unturned to nab the culprits who were behind the incident. Raids are on in full swing to arrest those responsible for this extremely unfortunate death. Our prayers and thoughts are with the family members of the deceased. Police shall take strong and decisive legal action against the culprits at the earliest. Our prayers and thoughts are with the family members of the deceased,' West Bengal Police said in its X handle. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed grief and shock at the incident. 'I am shocked and deeply saddened at the death of a young girl in an explosion at Barochandgar in Krishnanagar police district. My prayers and thoughts are with the family in their hour of grief.' The minor girl (13) was reportedly going to take a bath in the nearby pond with her mother when the bomb reportedly hit her and exploded, people in the know said. 'There was a bombing going on in the area, and I was caught by the miscreants and my daughter died. I have been a voter of CPI-M for several generations,' the girl's mother said. Live Events Trinamool leader Sujan Chakraborty, condemning the incident, said, "This is a very unfortunate and dirty incident. Celebrations by Trinamool cannot be with bombs. Post-poll violence in this state has been witnessed today. There is no language to condemn the incident." After completion of all 23 rounds of counting, Trinamool Congress candidate Alifa Ahmed's winning margin stood at 49,755 votes. Kaliganj is a minority-dominated constituency with around 60 per cent Muslim voters. West Bengal witnessed incident-free bypolls for the first time in the last few years. The state has been marred with pre-poll, poll day, and post-poll violence in the last few years since 2021.
India.com
18 hours ago
- Politics
- India.com
Kaliganj Bypoll Results
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