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WWW.YUGMARG.COM FOLLOW US ON REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Join us at telegram https://t.me/yugmarg Sunday March 28, 2021 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXVI, NO. 58 PAGES 8, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Amid clashes, 82% polling in WB; 77% in Assam BJP releases clip, claims Mamata sought their local US invites Modi, Xi to virtual climate summit leader’s help to win Nandigram NEW DELHI: US Presi- AGENCY telling a local leader to return to the 730 companies of central forces dent Joe Biden has invit- NEW DELHI, MARCH 27 Trinamool and help her win the stood guard at 10,288 booths across ed 40 world leaders, in- Nandigram seat. The TMC and the 7,061 locations. The 30 seats are cluding Prime Minister The high-stakes Assembly elections BJP led counter-delegations to the spread across Purulia, Bankura, Jhar- Narendra Modi, for a vir- tual summit on climate on in West Bengal and Assam got off to Election Commission in Kolkata, ac- gram, Paschim Medinipur and Purba April 22-23. The summit a stormy start on Saturday with re- cusing one another of malpractices Medinipur districts. will be live streamed for ports of violence from several places and violence. Though the EC said the elections public viewing. in Bengal and the overall first-phase TMC’s Sudip Bandopadhyay pe- in Bengal were largely peaceful with Other prominent invitees voting turnout settling at a high of 82 titioned the EC against alleged “vot- 82 per cent voting till 5 pm (highest are Russian President per cent and 76.89 per cent in the two er turnout discrepancies and permis- of over 82 per cent in East Me- Vladimir Putin and Chi- states. sion to have outsiders as polling dinipur), minor skirmishes were re- nese Premier Xi Jinping. Amid allegations and counter-al- agents in booths”. ported from various locations, in- This marks the reversal of legations by the ruling TMC and ri- The BJP’s Bengal election in- cluding Kanthi Dakshin in Purba Donald Trump’s approach val BJP, Bengal saw polling in 30 charge Kailash Vijayvargiya, on the Medinipur where some voters lev- of putting pressure on the constituencies, 26 of which were other hand, complained to the EC elled EVM malfunction allegations two countries. A day after won by the Trinamool and three by against the alleged “poll violence and Majna where some people al- holding talks with Com- the Left-Congress alliance in 2016. perpetrated by the TMC on saffron leged that votes were getting cast in merce Minister Piyush In Assam, the stakes were higher workers”. The BJP said four of its favour of a certain party. Goel, US trade represen- for the incumbent BJP that had workers had been killed in the past The TMC took to Twitter to al- tative Katherine Tai has wrested 35 of the 47 segments where four days. “We are used to getting as- lege EVM tampering but BJP state proposed higher tariff on polling was conducted. saulted here,” Vijayvargiya said even chief Dilip Ghosh rebutted the imports from six coun- tries, including India. The first phase saw Chief Minis- as the brother of BJP’s Nandigram charges saying the Trinamool, “star- ter Mamata Banerjee questioning candidate Suvendu Adhikari alleged ing at a loss, was crying over West Bengal Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s that TMC goons had vandalised his EVMs.” The EVMs were replaced at “Bengal campaign” from vehicle in Contai. some places. The CM, in her rally at reports 812 new Bangladesh and the BJP hitting back A majority of the first-phase West Midnapore, also made EVM by releasing a purported Mamata au- seats in Bengal are in the erstwhile manipulation charges. COVID-19 cases dio where she is allegedly heard Naxal hotbed of Jangalmahal where KOLKATA: West Bengal on Saturday reported 812 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in the last three months, a health BJP MLA thrashed, stripped department bulletin said. The COVID-19 tally in the India, Bangladesh state rose to 5,83,839, MALOUT, MARCH 27 with the 812 new cases, it said. Two new fatalities in Irked over Centre’s adamant stand the last 24 hours, pushed over the three farm laws, a group of the coronavirus death toll farmers today allegedly thrashed BJP sign 5 MoUs to 10,322, it added At MLA from Abohar Arun Narang, tore least 433 people have re- his clothes and threw black ink on AGENCY covered from the disease him at Malout in Muktsar district. NEW DELHI, MARCH 27 since Friday, taking the When Narang reached Malout to total number of recoveries address a press conference, he got India and Bangladesh today signed to 5,68,909, the bulletin surrounded by the protesting farm- five MoUs during Prime Minister said. The COVID-19 re- ers. Police personnel and BJP work- Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka that covery state in the state ers took him inside a shop, but when saw a mix of diplomatic and political now is 97.44 per cent. West Bengal currently they came out the farmers allegedly activity. After spending a large part has 4,608 active COVID- thrashed Narang and tore his clothes. of the day visiting three rural and re- 19 cases, it said, adding The MLA was later escorted to a mote locations, PM Modi was re- that a total of 90,86,532 safer place by the police. ceived at “Tiger’s Gate” at the Prime samples have been test- Sources said a senior police offi- Minister’s Office late afternoon by ed for COVID-19. cer also sustained injuries as he fell his counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Meanwhile, an official of on the road in the melee, which con- After inking five MoUs, the two the Health department tinued for about an hour. The farmers demand a thorough probe. Those recording the statement of the local leaders jointly laid the foundation said 1,65,212 people ransacked the BJP office and burnt who attacked me were not farmers. BJP president.” Muktsar SSP D Su- stone for power evacuation from were vaccinated in the posters and flags. Narang said: “It is They seemed to be instigated by darvizhi said: “We will investigate Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant being state on Saturday. a murderous attack on me. I suspect someone.” Malout DSP Jaspal Singh the incident and take action accord- built with Russian help. The Indian "Around 1,54,426 people the role of the state government. I said: “We will lodge an FIR after ingly.” involvement will be a $1 billion took the first dose and credit line. The two sides resolved to 10,820 took the second set up cooperation in space and arti- dose. Atotal of 1,45,317 ficial intelligence (AI). They inaugurated the aligned with one branch of the community’s spir- citizens in the priority age Bangladesh leg of the Bapu-Bangabandhu Digi- itual founder. group were vaccinated," tal Museum, a passenger train on the Chilahati- The PM expressed his desire to visit Matua he said, adding that so far No possibility of lockdown Haldibari rail route and three border haats and community’s Thakurbari, Kali Temple and Ra- 46.72 lakh people have been vaccinated in West took stock of the progress in diverse areas that in- bindranath Tagore’s residence. Due to paucity of Bengal. cluded preserving the legacy and spirit of ’71, time, he could visit only two places. “When dig- Meanwhile, in the back- commerce and connectivity, defence and securi- nitaries travel outside, they visit different places. drop of the rising number in Delhi: Jain ty, societal applications of nuclear energy and AI. Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid travelled to of COVID-19 cases, the Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, at Garo Hills in Meghalaya. Let us not see this in a state government has is- AGENCY tween a person catching the infection creased if the need arises. a special briefing, defended the PM offering narrow context,’’ Shringla observed. At Matua sued an advisory urging NEW DELHI, MAR 27 and recovering from it. Experts said Delhi reported over 1,500 coron- prayers at the Matua community’s spiritual cen- Thakurbari, PM Modi announced a middle people to restrict celebra- the virus will die if a lockdown is im- avirus cases for the second day on the tre as well as at Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple. The school for girls and upgrading of a primary tions of Dol Yatra and Holi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sat- posed for 21 days," Jain told reporters. trot on Friday, while nine more people, Matua community’s votes are crucial in 30 West school. He visited the mausoleum of Sheikh Mu- "within the family". urday dismissed any possibility of im- "Authorities kept on extending the highest in around two months, suc- Bengal Assembly constituencies. The BJP is jibur Rahman too. posing another lockdown in Delhi, lockdown, but the virus did not die. I cumbed to the pathogen, the Health saying it was not a solution to check don't think lockdown is a solution," he Department said. the spread of the coronavirus that is said. The 1,534 new infections pushed Fire breaks out again surging rapidly. There is "no possibility" of impos- the tally to 6,54,276, while over 6.36 at godown in Jain said there was a logic behind ing another lockdown in the city, Jain lakh patients have recovered from the the lockdown enforced earlier as no- said. virus. This is the highest number of outer Delhi's body knew then how the virus propa- The minister added that there were cases since December 16 when 1,547 gates.