Sector Officer has been suspended. It was a reserved EVM that has been removed from the election process. Severe action will be taken against all involved: Election Commission of India (ECI)

EVMs and VVPATs were found at the residence of a TMC leader in Uluberia, West Bengal

Tapan Sarkar, sector officer of Sector 17 in AC 177 Uluberia Uttar at Howrah district, went with Reserve EVM and slept at a relative’s house. This is a gross violation of EC’s instructions for which he has been suspended and charges will be framed for major punishment: EC

The Sector Police attached to Sector Officer has also been directed to be suspended. The said EVM and VVPAT have been taken out of the stock and shall not be used in the polls: Election Commission of India

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Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF)

@internetfreedom

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As election fever rises and #Kerala #TamilNadu and #WestBengal go to the polls, we're bringing you an analysis of manifestos of major parties on their commitments to tech innovation, digital rights, internet access, privacy and cybersecurity.
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Despite a rising number of young voters and Indian internet users, political parties have been slow to move on digital rights. Before the 2019 general election we drafted an agenda making an appeal across party lines to prioritize digital rights.
docs.google.com/document/d/1AX…
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Following are our key learnings surrounding the promises made by political parties. We follow a model in which a “+” indicates a positive move, “-” a negative one, and “?” indicates one which does not present a clear foreseeable consequence or is ambiguous.
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Bar & Bench

@barandbench

BREAKING: Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on the administrative side allocates the Bengal election agent matter to Court 11. Matter is before Justices Indira Banerjee and Krishna Murari. Matter to be heard TODAY
#SupremeCourt
@MamataOfficial
@AITCofficial

https://twitter.com/barandbench/status/1375351107891855361

The election agent to a candidate contesting the West Bengal Assembly elections from Nandigram has moved Supreme Court against an ex parte order of the Calcutta High Court which revived charges of unlawful assembly and violence.

@MamataOfficial

Hearing to commence shortly
@MamataOfficial #SupremeCourt
@AITCofficial

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The Logical Indian

@LogicalIndians

Ahead of the West Bengal elections, which are to be held between 27 March to 29 April, 2021 in 8 phases, a video of actress Saayoni Ghosh has gone viral in which one can see her running.
#Factcheck #TLIFactcheck #TMC #Saayonighosh #Westbengalelections

Saayoni Ghosh is an actress and a Trinamool Congress(TMC) candidate from the Asansol Dakshina seat, West Bengal. Her video is viral on social media claiming that she was 'harassed' by her party workers, and that is why she had to run away.

The Logical Indian found out that the video of Saayoni running out of her own will is shared with a false narration of her running away as her party workers harassed her.

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The Indian Express

@IndianExpress

#Decision2021 | Amit Shah blamed cross-border infiltration for lack of jobs and subsidies for the tribal community in Jhargram, a former hotbed of Maoists, at a rally for the #WestBengalElections2021

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#Decision2021 | Saravanan has promised to provide a mini-helicopter, Rs. 1 crore to every household, a robot for homemakers to do household work, and 100 sovereigns of gold for women when they get married. #TamilNaduElections2021

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#Decision2021 | Almost three years ago, Trilochan Mahato was found hanging near his home, with a message scrawled on his shirt: “This is for BJP politics from the age of 18.” This started a new trend in Bengal’s violent politics. #WestBengalElections

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GhoseSpot

@SandipGhose

@pbmehta

Hold @pbmehta in high regard. Also @PramathSinha founder trustee and many others at @AshokaUniv. Don’t know the circumstances of his quitting. But conversely, as many are saying, cancel culture of “non left” voices at liberal institutions a reality globally 2/n #PratapBhanuMehta

2/n Even in India how many Right leaning voices will find even a lateral entry into into left dominated academia, think tanks, NGOs (local and global) and media?That’s why the angst against a handful of institutions(state and private) that provide platform to non-left voices 3/n

3/n Also in corporate India the discomfort with pro-government views is palpable and considered “career limiting”. Honchos who come out supporting #Modi are accused of doing so either because of an agenda or under pressure. Socially, they are mocked and made to feel defensive 4/n

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@SandipGhose

@DilipGhoshBJP

Have been watching the evolution of @DilipGhoshBJP with admiration. Over the last four years he has really come of age and emerged as a leader to reckon with in #WestBengal vindicating his selection as @BJP4Bengal President. #ModiInBengal #Haldia #WestBengalElection2021

2/n PM #NarendraModi takes stage - referring to the #UttarakhandAvalanche drawing a link between the source of the Ganga in #Uttarakhand and its meeting with the sea near #Haldia. #ModiInBengal #WestBengalElection2021

@DilipGhoshBJP

3/n As per @DilipGhoshBJP the gathering is around 3 lakhs from the 3 districts of erstwhile undivided #Medinipur. Impressive mobilisation. Certainly @SuvenduWB's entry would have made a big difference. #ModiInBengal #Haldia #WestBengalElection2021

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