Do you know the reason why 400 company central force will remain in Bengal even after Lok Sabha elections?
A large concentration of central forces has been deployed in the West during the Lok Sabha elections. The seventh and final round of polling will take place on Saturday, June 1. The counting of votes will take place on June 4, but even after June 4, Central Army personnel will be deployed in the state. 400 company forces will be deployed in the state to avoid post-election violence. Considering the demand of the opposition parties, the Election Commission is concentrating more forces. The force will remain in the state till June 6, two days after the declaration of results. The memories of 2021 assembly elections are still fresh. Then, there were one after another allegations of violence in polling Bengal. Opposition parties have alleged that party workers were assaulted after polling. The case was also filed in the Calcutta High Court. High Court orders CBI probe into post-election violence Along with this, West Bengal saw more violence during panchayat elections and municipal elections. However, violence has reduced in this Lok Sabha election. Only two people have died in election violence so far. 400 companies of central forces will remain there even after the elections, keeping in mind the violence that took place during the elections, a large number of central forces have been deployed in the state this time. Now even after the elections, central forces will remain in the state. Out of the 400 company force, 115 companies of CRPF, 118 companies of BSF, 71 companies of CISF, 36 companies of ITBP and 60 companies of SSB will be deployed. 967 companies of central forces in the seventh phase of polling A total of 967 companies of central forces and 33,000 state police have been deployed for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections in Bengal. Polling will be held on June 1 for nine constituencies in Bengal namely Dum Dum, Parasad, Basirhat, Jainnagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata North and Kolkata South. 246 companies of central forces and 11,000 policemen will be deployed in the Kolkata police area. At the same time, 116 companies of central forces will be deployed in Basirhat constituency, which came to light after the Sandeshkali violence earlier this year. 66 polling stations sensitive in Kolkata North In Kolkata North constituency, 66 polling stations have been declared sensitive, 117 in Kolkata South and 323 in Jadavpur. Kolkata North constituency has 1,869 polling stations and Kolkata South has 2,078 polling stations.