During voting, news of violence is coming out from West Bengal every time. In the 4th phase of voting, violence erupted in Asansol between BJP and TMC workers. Police officials had to lathi charge the crowd to control the situation.
#WATCH Clash between TMC workers and security personnel at polling booth number 199 in Asansol. A TMC polling agent said, ‘no BJP polling agent was present at the booth.’ BJP MP candidate from Asansol, Babul Supriyo’s car was also vandalised outside the polling station. pic.twitter.com/goOmFRG96L
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
When asked about the same with the TMC candidate Moon Moon Sen she said: “I haven’t heard anything. They gave me my bed tea very late so I woke up very late. What can I say? I really don’t know.”
WATCH | “No bed tea…”: Moon Moon Sen on why she was unaware of Asansol violence https://t.co/5iUQ3UYUt5#Phase4 #LokSabhaElections2019 #ElectionsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/Yz5ZtHw6wt
— NDTV (@ndtv) April 29, 2019
Clashes erupted in some polling booths on Monday morning between workers of the BJP and Bengal’s ruling party TMC. BJP’s candidate from Asansol Babul Supriyo alleged that Trinamool Congress workers were taking over booths and not allowing people to vote. His car was also vandalized.
Asked about Babul Supriyo’s allegations, Moon Moon Sen said: “Don’t say his name, please. I won’t talk then.”
When asking about violence during the election, Moon Moon Sen, said: “You were too young to see when the Communists were in power. It is all over India, not just Bengal.”
Her statement of getting late bed tea draw several reactions on social media. Here are a few of them.
TMC Candidate Moon Moon Sen on violence:
– Got my bed tea very late
– Violence is not something new
– We’ve won this seat
– I have no time to meet the victims
– Don’t want to hear the name of my rivalAsansol, Do you really want to elect such people to represent your area??
— An Open Letter (@AnOpenLetter001) April 29, 2019
“I got bed tea late so I don’t know about violence in #Asansol “
“Be thankful to TMC for unleashing less violence. You were a baby when Communists unleashed even more”
“Violence is a national problem. Don’t blame my master alone”
Brazen Shamelessness of Moon Moon Sen pic.twitter.com/NgiZxLXEFq
— Monica (@TrulyMonica) April 29, 2019
Hahaha Moon Moon Sen ( Trinamool Candidate from Asansol , West Bengal ) threatens to sue @vinodkapri headed TV9 Bharat … Vinod Kapri Ko Chapri Bana Diya 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“These small time journalists”
😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
— चौकीदार Jiggs 🇮🇳 (@Sootradhar) April 29, 2019
Perfect example of ” कान में तेल डाल के सोना”. And here in Asansol people must not be expecting such candidates. Or they will be forced with such candidates. This is the type of motivation TMC gives to people to go and vote. More than development ppl here must be expecting peace
— Anuradha Mohapatra (@AnuradhaMohapa4) April 29, 2019
Luxury redefined ‘Late Bed Tea’ …. all you need is a TMC ticket for that rest the goons will do & get away with it. Jai Hind 🇮🇳
— tapesh bagati (@tapeshbagati) April 29, 2019