West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says Mamata Banerjee withheld important details in the affidavit she filed with her nomination for the recent assembly polls. He called it an offence and warned a case could follow.
He made the remarks at a Martyrs' Day event in Nandigram, adding that objections raised during scrutiny were rejected by the returning officer.
Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh hit back, saying most of Adhikari's comments target Mamata and the party.
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says his government will approach the Supreme Court over a Calcutta High Court order that halts notifications for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls. The order stays in place until a dispute over ward delimitation is settled.
That dispute concerns the increase in KMC wards from 144 to 209 ahead of the polls. Adhikari said he will wait until November 13 before appointing coordinators for all 209 wards.
He also took a dig at those who go to court, saying his side is focused on preparing to win.
The Calcutta High Court has stopped the State Election Commission from issuing a notification for civic polls in West Bengal. The order came on Friday while a division bench was hearing an appeal.
Polls for the Kolkata and Howrah municipal corporations had been expected later this month or next. The bench also questioned whether the redrawing of Kolkata's wards from 144 to 209 is legally valid.
Opposition leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of Congress and Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya of the CPI(M) welcomed the decision.
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.
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