Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:38am on 02 Apr 2026,Thursday Politics
The Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress blamed each other after seven judicial officers were gheraoed in Malda. The officers were held for about eight hours during an SIR exercise and rescued around midnight. BJP leader Debjit Sarkar said the protest was “orchestrated” and illegal. He alleged TMC mobilised people fearing loss of votes. The TMC denied the charge. Leader Kunal Ghosh said, “The EC is now monitoring everything… They must explain why such a thing occurred.” The Election Commission of India was also criticised over security. Protests were linked to claims of voter name deletions. (PC: HT)
