00:00Breaking news, making this the third incident of violence so far this morning in Phase 2 polling in West Bengal.
00:07This is the Assembly, Khanakul booth number 147.
00:12This is in Hooghly, where tension has just erupted over alleged fake polling agents.
00:19These are allegations that are being leveled there right now.
00:23Images coming in on NDTV's camera from the ground in Hooghly, where this is taking place.
00:49Where the ISF and TMC have clashed, this is tension erupting in booth number 147.
00:55Very specific information coming in, in Ramachandrapur under the Rajati 1 Panchayat in Khanakul in Hooghly over allegations of appointing
01:05fake polling agents.
01:07Familiar allegations, they have come up in two areas before this, in one part of, in Bali, in Haurab.
01:15And Nadia, our tension has gripped both those places with clashes being reported, Lathi charge in some other areas.
01:21And now in Hooghly, where you can see tension between TMC and ISF workers.
01:27A scuffle has broken out between ISF.
01:52According to the ISF, their polling agents, the form was forged and a Thrinamul agent was illegally placed inside the
02:01booth.
02:02They've also alleged that their actual agent was threatened overnight and prevented from reaching the booth.
02:08This is a developing story, it's happening live as we are reporting and we are awaiting more details upon this.
02:13Upon receiving the news, the ISF candidate, this is what NDTV's team on the ground is telling us.
02:20The ISF candidate from Khanakul rushed to the booth and removed the alleged fake agent, triggering the fisticuffs that you...
02:30The ISF candidate, this is what happened there right now, Manoghya is on the ground and she joins us live.
02:54Manoghya, Khanakul in Hooghly, where this fresh eruption of fisticuffs is taking place.
03:02NDTV has it on camera as well.
03:04It's the third or the fourth incident of eruption so far this morning.
03:09Manoghya, welcome.
03:14Well, I'll tell you, there are many more incidents that are now taking place in different parts of the state,
03:18ranging from Nadia, where there has been an alleged attack on an ISF candidate
03:21and then there is an attack in Khanakul also.
03:24Then comes the Bhangar area, which has been very, very violent in the past two days and we've seen...
03:52So, but when we talk about the EVMs and delays across the state is concerned, there are several booths that
03:58have been complaining of slow-voting,
04:00or rather the time-taking of voting, where here I am at Rajpiari.
04:03The urban vote bank that you see here also speaks volumes about the quantum and the number of voters that
04:09are queued up here early in the morning.
04:10This is not rural Bengal, where we've always seen hundreds of people queuing up in the queue in the morning,
04:16but this is also every age group joining in just to vote this time.
04:19I'm joined by a lot of people.
04:20So, how do you see the voting pattern this time?
04:23What are your issues of voting this time?
04:25I think there is a maximum turnout instead of the reasoning, then people...
04:53It's my responsibility.
04:55I vote every time.
04:56And anything specific that you see this time?
04:59Nothing.
05:00A lot of people standing here.
05:01You've been in the queue for a while now.
05:03What are your issues of voting this time?
05:06Change.
05:06You need change.
05:0715 years we've given the current establishment to drive change, but we saw no industry, no positive change happening.
05:14And I hope the citizens have the strength and the confidence this time to drive towards the country's change.
05:22And that means whoever needs to come in to bring change to the country or even remove them from power
05:27the next five years.
05:28That is the importance.
05:48Not stagnation.
05:50That is very important this time.
05:52Do you see it different from 2021?
05:55I see more people talking about it, looking forward for change and I hope the electorate moves in that direction.
06:01Ma'am, how do you see the polling pattern this time?
06:03Do you see what are your issues of voting this time?
06:07I have no issues.
06:09No issues.
06:10What is your basis?
06:12What are you voting for or against?
06:14Are you, what are your issues of voting this time?
06:16My issues is the, in Hindi?
06:20Yes ...
06:45A lot of women also have queued up here. It's raining, it's drizzling but there are...
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07:03thanks a lot ramesh be night
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