Political Violence

Bengal’s never-ending night of political killings and Hindu persecution

As per the National Crime Records Bureau data, 47 political killings have likely taken place in West Bengal after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, of which 38 are said to be reported from South Bengal

NHRC chief hails Amit Shah as harbinger of new era in J&K; urges human right defenders to condemn political violence, terror

Lamenting that humans were hell-bent on destroying humanity, NHRC chairperson justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra said, in the 20th Century a large number of people have died due to political violence globally

West Bengal elections 2021: In Junglemahal, endemic violence changes colour over the years

The Junglemahal area — of which Jhargram is part — has become the symbol of poriborton (change) in Bengal. It is the state’s tribal heartland, and was once a Maoist hotbed.

BJP protests against death of party members in Bengal, mocks Mamata Banerjee with wheelchair rally

BJP has been claiming that at least 130 activists from the party have been murdered in the state in the past one year

Six BJP activists injured in bomb explosion in West Bengal's Gosaba, condition of two critical

The police claimed that the explosion happened while the BJP activists were making a crude bomb inside a house, however, the family members of the injured alleged that they were attacked by local TMC members

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Kannur profile: State ports minister Kadannappally Ramachandran won seat in 2016

Though the BJP-RSS has managed to build a serious presence in a few pockets in the Kannur district, the elections in the Kannur Assembly constituency have primarily been a fight between the UDF and LDF

Chandrababu Naidu under house arrest: Andhra BJP condemns YSRCP attack on cadre, asks CM Jagan to take immediate action

Accusing the ruling YSR Congress of attacking BJP workers in Palnadu, Lanka Dinakar on Wednesday said that Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy must take strict action against his party workers for carrying out such attacks in the region

Post-poll violence continues in West Bengal as mutilated body of BJP worker found in Malda; state unit blames TMC 'goons'

The mutilated body of Anil Singh, a BJP worker was found in Malda, West Bengal, within the English Bazar police station limits.

Sikkim reels under post-poll violence after SKM ends SDF's 25-year rule; police say situation under control

The SDF has even alleged that family members of former Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling have been attacked.

BJP workers killed in West Bengal for their ideology, says Narendra Modi in Varanasi; TMC calls allegation baseless

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi Monday alleged that BJP workers in West Bengal were being killed only for their political ideology, a charge dismissed as baseless by the ruling Trinamool Congress