Dilip Ghosh

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Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee says BJP workers attacked his Kolkata residence at 2 am on Saturday, allegedly under police watch. He criticised the Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court for inaction and said he would upload videos of the incident.

Earlier on Friday, he said unidentified people had been watching his office and home for two days and claimed to be police when confronted. He has asked the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Union home ministry for a thorough inquiry.

West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh mocked the claims as an attempt to mislead people.

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Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has said the West Bengal elections were not legally sound, and the matter is now before the Supreme Court. He also argued that Election Commission decisions should be taken by majority vote when unanimity is not possible.

He said some parts of the polls may have been valid, but areas where majority-Muslim voters were allegedly removed should be looked at again and fresh polling held if needed. Minister Dilip Ghosh said on Friday that the questions may be coming from people unhappy with the result they were hoping for.