CALCUTTA: The incident in Nandigram that injured West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was an accident and not a planned attack, according to the report by two survey observers presented to the EC on Saturday.
The incident that took place at the Birulia bazaar in Nandigram in the East Midnapore district on March 10 after Banerjee submitted his nomination took place “suddenly” although there was talk of a “conspiracy theory”, according to the report prepared by Special Observer Ajay Nayak and Special Observer for the Police. Vivek Dubey to West Bengal for state elections, a source from the CEO’s office said.
The report also said that Banerjee was injured due to the suddenness of the incident.
“The incident was not a planned attack but an accident. It had happened suddenly,” the source said, citing the report.
On the injury of Banerjee, who is also the supreme of TMC, in the incident, the report also says that “the suddenness of the incident caused it. There was no conspiracy behind the incident.”
The report took into account the details provided by the eyewitnesses present during the incident, as well as the video captures collected from them.
He also referred to the failure of police personnel in charge of the prime minister’s security to control crowds who came “too close” to him.
“The local police and CM security were unable to control the crowd and that led to the unfavorable situation,” the source said in reference to the report.
Following the Nandigram incident, the state ADG (Law & Order) and Nodal Officer Jagmohan on Saturday directed all district administrations to put the strictest security measures in place for the Chief Minister during her tours to campaign in the districts for the eight-phase voting beginning in March. 27.
“Security measures must be strict for the CM. Security for other star activists must be reinforced. We cannot take any risks after the Nandigram incident,” the CEO’s source quoted Jagmohan as saying.
According to another official in the CEO’s office, the two observers can visit the South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly districts starting March 18.
“The two observers will meet with senior officials from the district administrations and supervise the preparation of the elections,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Secretary of State Alapan Bandyopadhyay, in a response to the EC for a detailed report, stated that the cause of the incident in Nandigram “was not clear from the video” collected at the scene.
A second report was presented Saturday night after the EC described the one presented Friday by the state administration as “incomplete” and asked the state administration to provide a detailed one.
“The CM vehicle was passing through a crowded area. That was when there was a shove on his car door. But it is not clear whether the shove was deliberate or not. The video captures collected are not very clear,” a source . at the CEO, he said citing the second Bandopadhyay report.
It was learned that the chief secretary attached a video capture along with the report, he added.
The EC had requested reports from the state government and the two observers on the incident. The state administration had submitted its report on Friday.
Elections for the 294 assembly seats in West Bengal will take place between March 27 and April 29. Votes will be counted on May 2.
The incident that took place at the Birulia bazaar in Nandigram in the East Midnapore district on March 10 after Banerjee submitted his nomination took place “suddenly” although there was talk of a “conspiracy theory”, according to the report prepared by Special Observer Ajay Nayak and Special Observer for the Police. Vivek Dubey to West Bengal for state elections, a source from the CEO’s office said.
The report also said that Banerjee was injured due to the suddenness of the incident.
“The incident was not a planned attack but an accident. It had happened suddenly,” the source said, citing the report.
On the injury of Banerjee, who is also the supreme of TMC, in the incident, the report also says that “the suddenness of the incident caused it. There was no conspiracy behind the incident.”
The report took into account the details provided by the eyewitnesses present during the incident, as well as the video captures collected from them.
He also referred to the failure of police personnel in charge of the prime minister’s security to control crowds who came “too close” to him.
“The local police and CM security were unable to control the crowd and that led to the unfavorable situation,” the source said in reference to the report.
Following the Nandigram incident, the state ADG (Law & Order) and Nodal Officer Jagmohan on Saturday directed all district administrations to put the strictest security measures in place for the Chief Minister during her tours to campaign in the districts for the eight-phase voting beginning in March. 27.
“Security measures must be strict for the CM. Security for other star activists must be reinforced. We cannot take any risks after the Nandigram incident,” the CEO’s source quoted Jagmohan as saying.
According to another official in the CEO’s office, the two observers can visit the South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly districts starting March 18.
“The two observers will meet with senior officials from the district administrations and supervise the preparation of the elections,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Secretary of State Alapan Bandyopadhyay, in a response to the EC for a detailed report, stated that the cause of the incident in Nandigram “was not clear from the video” collected at the scene.
A second report was presented Saturday night after the EC described the one presented Friday by the state administration as “incomplete” and asked the state administration to provide a detailed one.
“The CM vehicle was passing through a crowded area. That was when there was a shove on his car door. But it is not clear whether the shove was deliberate or not. The video captures collected are not very clear,” a source . at the CEO, he said citing the second Bandopadhyay report.
It was learned that the chief secretary attached a video capture along with the report, he added.
The EC had requested reports from the state government and the two observers on the incident. The state administration had submitted its report on Friday.
Elections for the 294 assembly seats in West Bengal will take place between March 27 and April 29. Votes will be counted on May 2.
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