Mamata Banerjee · ECI Files

12 Apr 2021

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ECI bars Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours

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12 Apr 2021REPORTEDCOMMISSION

ECI bars Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours

During the West Bengal assembly election, the Commission barred Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning from 8 pm on 12 April to 8 pm on 13 April 2021. It cited her 7 April appeal to Muslim voters not to split their vote and her 8 April remarks about central forces. It called her handwritten reply factually incorrect and without evidence.

Mamata Banerjee Rajiv Kumar Sunil Arora Sushil Chandra

RESPONSE

Banerjee protests campaign ban, calls ECI decision unconstitutional (2021-04-13)

Banerjee held a dharna in protest against the order.

SOURCES

TIER 3 · PRESSEC bans Mamata Banerjee from election campaigning for 24 hoursDeccan Herald2021-04-13

12 Apr 2021REPORTEDCOMMISSION

ECI bars Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours

Mamata Banerjee Rajiv Kumar Sunil Arora Sushil Chandra

RESPONSE

Banerjee protests campaign ban, calls ECI decision unconstitutional (2021-04-13)

Banerjee held a dharna in protest against the order.

SOURCES

TIER 3 · PRESSEC bans Mamata Banerjee from election campaigning for 24 hoursDeccan Herald2021-04-13

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