This special report covers the death by suicide of Booth Level Officer Rinku Taraftar in West Bengal, which has ignited a political confrontation between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission. The report details allegations from the victim's family regarding stress from the electoral roll verification exercise and features sharp criticism from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC MP Mahua Moitra. In the transcript, Mahua Moitra states, 'You sir, are an aider and abettor to the suicide of Rinku Karmakar, who died an untimely death due to the chaos caused by you. You are responsible for Rinku's death'. The report includes Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee questioning the pressure on officials involved in the electoral process and highlights that a suicide note was reportedly left by the deceased, which is said to name the CEC and the Election Commission.
Days after Congress severed its long-standing alliance with DMK to extend conditional support to the TVK, the DMK passed a resolution condemning the grand old party for betrayal and said the 'INDIA bloc is gone'.
The big focus of this episode 5 Live is on the political standoff in Tamil Nadu, where Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has paused the swearing-in of TVK chief Vijay asking to return only after securing signatures of 118 MLAs to prove majority support.
This episode of So Sorry is a funny take on Vijay's blockbuster entry into Tamil Nadu politics in the just concluded assembly election and who is all set to become the chief minister.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi said that TVK chief Vijay should have been called by the Governor and given about a week's time to prove his majority on the floor of the House.
