Kolkata--The second phase of civic polls at 90 municipalities and one municipal corporation which had begun today with incidents of sporadic violence across the state, was caught in a state of panic for sometime when earthquake was felt across the state around 11.45 am.
In Jalpaiguri, electors and poll officers at almost all the polling stations of Jalpaiguri and Malbazar Municipality were out in the open. District Magistrate Preetha Sarkar confirmed that there had been a death of a daily wage earner but no major disruption in poll process was reporter. “One Manglu Roy was injured as a wall fell on him, at Raigunj block. He was declared brought dead when taken to North Bengal Medical College. There was naturally panic among people, voters and officers alike but since most of the polling stations were on the ground floor, it was taken care of within 10 minutes.
People who had queued up for casting their votes had dispersed. “I have myself had left for home as I got worried about my family members back home. I rushed back as fast as I could,” said Anik Lodh, a local resident under Malbazar municipality who had gone to cast his vote.
Indian Express
