From "Eating" Votes To Ballot Box Relay Race: Bizarre Bengal Polls Scenes

Wednesday, 12 July 2023Newsdesk

The incidents capture the utter chaos that marked the rural polls in Bengal this time

New Delhi 12 July 2023

As per news report of NDTV, The panchayat elections in West Bengal, though marred by violent clashes between rivals, also featured bizarre acts by candidates desperate to win and unwilling to accept defeat. A CPM candidate in North 24 Parganas district has alleged that his Trinamool Congress rival ate a bunch of ballot papers once he started trailing. The counting at the booth of Bhurkunda panchayat block was suspended thereafter. The Trinamool has said there is no proof to back the allegation.

Source - NDTV