Mamata Banerjee said that EVMs will not be allowed to be looted under any circumstances: Bhawanipur stayed in strong room for 4 hours; Postal ballots were being segregated, EVMs secured, says Election Commission

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached the EVM strong room in her constituency Bhawanipur on Thursday night, where she stayed for about 4 hours. "Mamata Banerjee had asked all the candidates to reach out of the strong rooms of their respective assemblies. Mamata herself reached the strong room in Bhawanipur. During this time, BJP leaders were also present there. Speaking to the media, Mamata said, "Central forces prevented me from entering. I went in after taking permission. Attempts are being made to loot EVMs, but I will not allow this to happen," he said. Earlier, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders staged a dharna outside the EVM strong room in Kolkata since Thursday evening. The party alleges that the ballot boxes are being opened without the presence of their representatives. However, the State Election Commission has stated that postal ballots were being filtered; The parties were called, but their people did not come. And later expressed concern about the CCTV. Everything is fine now. CEO Manoj Kumar Aggarwal said on the ongoing controversy over the strong room, "The strong room in which the EVMs are kept is completely safe and locked. The TMC posted the video on X and wrote, "The CCTV footage clearly shows that the BJP and the Election Commission are openly rigging the election. TMC leader Kunal Ghosh, who was sitting on a dharna outside the EVM strong room at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, said, "In the CCTV and livestream of the Election Commission, some people are seen working inside, but no TMC representative is being allowed inside. They are being asked to talk to other candidates, which is not appropriate. On the other hand, the BJP has claimed that Mamata Banerjee is present inside the strong room at Sakhawat Memorial School in Kolkata, which is unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the West Bengal Election Commission has said that it will hold a press conference in this regard soon. The commission said that a separate strong room has been created for postal ballots, where the ballots were being sorted. The process was communicated to all political parties in advance. The strong room in which the EVMs are kept is completely safe and locked. The entire situation was shown to Shashi Panja and Kunal Ghosh. Mamata Banerjee says exit polls show at BJP's behest West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a video message on Thursday evening claiming that the TMC government will be formed again in the state. Mamata said that the TMC will return to power in Bengal by winning more than 226 seats out of 294. Mamata said that the exit polls were shown at the behest of the BJP, so that the morale of TMC workers could be broken. He alleged that the central parties acted like agents of the BJP during the elections. On the other hand, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that a decision on the alliance with the TMC in Bengal will be taken after the results. Kharge said, "It must be too early to say anything at the moment. The Congress has fought alone to strengthen itself in Bengal. West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agrawal said that 77 EVMs were tampered with during the second phase of elections in Bengal on April 29. He hinted at re-polling at booths where EVMs were tampered with till May 2. Also read this news related to elections in five states... Bengal – BJP government in 5th out of 7 exit polls: BJP in Assam, DMK in Tamil Nadu; 92% voter turnout in second phase in Bengal: Violence between TMC-BJP workers in North 24 Parganas; Claim: Elderly man dies after being beaten up by CRPF in Howrah