A PIL before the Calcutta High Court alleges post-election violence, bulldozer use during political rallies, and vandalism in Kolkata following West Bengal Assembly results. Justices Arijit Banerjee and Rai Chattopadhyay permitted formal filing and scheduled hearing Friday.
The Calcutta High Court directed the Election Commission of India to shut down Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] offices near a polling station. The offices must be closed in accordance with the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) regulations 48 hours before polling. This order stemmed from a petition filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representative.
