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Mamata describes KMC poll as peaceful

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Press Trust of India Kolakta
Last Updated : Apr 18 2015 | 10:48 PM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee described today's election to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation as by and large peaceful.
"Today's voting was a peaceful one. I'm telling this only after the elections are over," Banerjee told reporters, after visiting the injured Kolkata Police sub-inspector at a city hospital this evening.
"Voting was held at 144 wards of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation...There were a few stray incidents at four-five places which were immediately taken care of by the police, for which I thank them," Banerjee said.
She appealed to the opposition parties not to "incite unrest for the sake of political gain which would become a reason of trouble for the common man".
Describing the condition of the injured SI as "stable", the chief minister went on to praise him for "good record" in the service.
"There was a scuffle at Girish Park where our SI Jagannath Mondal was hit by a bullet on his back. Doctors have seen him and they will take a decision on when to operate him for his injury...Thank God that he is okay. I wish speedy recovery of his," Banerjee said.

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First Published: Apr 18 2015 | 10:48 PM IST

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