Clashes b/w Trinamool Congress workers and BJP workers

Kolkata, April 7: Amid continuous clashes between workers of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress workers and opposition parties over filing nominations for upcoming panchayat polls, the State Election Commission on Saturday expressed its concern and urged its officials to perform their duties.

After a meeting with poll observers, State Election Commissioner A.K Singh said: "We have received reports of violence from six places across the state."

During the meeting, he instructed poll observers to perform their duties "freely and fairly" without any "fear and intimidation".

However, clashes were reported in Birbhum, Murshidabad and Coochbehar districts over filing of nominations for rural polls to be held in first week of May.