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Consider postponing Bengal civic elections, Calcutta HC tells state poll panel

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The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the West Bengal State Election Commission to consider postponing civic polls by four to six weeks due to the rise in Covid-19 cases, PTI reported.

Elections to the municipal corporations of Bidhannagar, Chandannagar, Siliguri and Asansol are slated to be held on January 22.

The court directed the State Election Commission to take a decision on the matter within 48 hours. It took note of the “galloping speed” at which coronavirus cases are increasing in the state, according to Live Law.