Bengal polls: Humayun Kabir’s party moves HC alleging large-scale post-poll violence

The Aam Janata Unnayan Party led by former West Bengal minister Humayun Kabir has moved the Calcutta High Court alleging large-scale violence in Murshidabad district following the Assembly elections, Live Law reported on Wednesday.

Kabir had been suspended by the Trinamool Congress in December after he claimed that he would “build a Babri Masjid” in Murshidabad. He had floated the Aam Janata Unnayan Party ahead of the elections.

In its writ petition, the party alleged that “large-scale, systematic and politically motivated violence” had taken place in the aftermath of polling in Murshidabad during the first phase of the Assembly elections on April 23.

The petition cited incidents of targeted attacks, vandalism, use of explosives and intimidation of political workers, claiming that these had violated the rights to equality, freedom, life and personal liberty under the Constitution.

On April 23, clashes were reported from Murshidabad, where Kabir claimed that he had been attacked when he reached a polling booth in the Naoda Assembly constituency. The plea also referred to an incident the same day in which one of the petitioners was allegedly attacked, his vehicle vandalised and party workers assaulted, Live Law reported.

The party also alleged that the police refused to register a complaint in connection with the incident, describing it as “complete administrative inaction”.

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