Overview
- Ratna Debnath, the BJP candidate and mother of the R.G. Kar rape-and-murder victim, reported that TMC workers surrounded her car and shouted “go back” in Panihati on Wednesday.
- Scuffles erupted between BJP and TMC workers near booths such as Azad Hind Nagar, where police told Debnath to leave as rival slogans rose.
- Voting-day complaints included an ink stain on the BJP button with Debnath’s name and photo at Agarpara Pathagar that officials removed after objections, along with a separate EVM press-button issue that briefly halted polling.
- Debnath and BJP leaders accused TMC supporters of intimidation and said police did too little, while a TMC councillor said the area stayed peaceful and blamed the BJP for provocation.
- MillenniumPost reported the BJP failed to place agents in roughly 70 to 80 booths in Panihati, which Debnath linked to pressure on her workers, raising concerns about on-site oversight during the vote.