India
West Bengal polls: Campaign for first phase ends with taunts and name-calling
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Campaigning for the first phase of the Assembly elections in West Bengal heated up with party leaders targeting rivals through name-calling. The TMC hit back at the Union Home Minister, accusing him of reducing a respected leader to a taunt. Party leaders made several public remarks, with some promising to resolve issues and others accusing probe agencies of working for the Central government.