Morning Digest: Mamata warns against counting irregularities in Bhabanipur EVM strong room; Italy told to avoid sharing of defence tech with Pakistan, and more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised concerns about potential tampering in the EVM counting process after visiting a strong room in Bhabanipur, demanding strict access control. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto to avoid transferring sensitive defence technology to Pakistan during bilateral talks in New Delhi. The developments occurred amid heightened political and security-related scrutiny in the lead-up to election results and regional defence cooperation.
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West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee early on Friday (May 1, 2026) warned against any attempt to tamper with the counting process, hours after she visited an EVM strong room in Bhabanipur, alleging possible malpractice. Ms. Banerjee, who emerged around 12:07 a.m. after spending nearly four hours at the counting centre for her Bhabanipur constituency housed in Sakhawat Memorial School in south Kolkata, said only one person would be allowed inside the designated counting area.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto at the Manekshaw Centre on Thursday (April 30, 2026), urging Italy to refrain from sharing sensitive defence technologies with Pakistan.
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