CM Mamata calls CRPF force ‘Gunda’, then rectifies

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) “Gunda”, before rectifying the same, and accused the force of “assaulting” workers and leaders of the Trinamool Congress. She visited polling booths in South Kolkata as the voting for the second phase of the Assembly elections is underway across 142 seats in the state.

To ensure security, CCTV cameras have been installed, and CAPF personnel are deployed. The polling officers have made strict arrangements for the polling.

Speaking to



the reporters, CM Mamata alleged that a Trinamool Congress worker was “beaten up” on Tuesday night. She claimed that the BJP wants to “forcefully rig” the Assembly elections in the state, stating that the election observers, “brought from outside”, are going to police stations and “creating pressure”. 

“See how our worker was beaten up at night… Look at this atrocity… What is this hooliganism? This is not how voting is conducted; it is conducted peacefully. Voting is a festival of democracy. But they (the BJP) have completely ruined it.