AGARTALA, Dec 8 (TIWN): Ruling BJP under its poll-rigging was succeeded to grab 91 seats in the upcoming Municipal election without any contest.

Earlier, BJP occupied 67 seats by force or threat but in last two days violence many oppositions surrendered their nominations which made BJP able to win 91 seats without contest out of 158 seats.

On yesterday in a press conference CPI-M spokesperson Bijan Dhar describing the ongoing attacks said, “The attack first started at Telimaura where four attacks took place and the injured people are still hospitalized. Then in Khowai, BJP created a terror among CPI-M members to avoid nominations by open threats. In Kamlapur few Leftists withdrew nominations but at night nominations were snatched. In Jirania when CPI-M candidates were going to submit nominations led by ex-minister Manik Dey, ADC CEM Radhacharan Debbarma, in front of police their vehicles were vandalized, two times they were stopped, were using slang languages and as a result, no nomination could be submitted at Jirania”.

“In Belonia amid threats CPI-M candidates withdrew nominations and immediately after one of the candidates Bhola Das had submitted nomination, his house was attacked, looted. In Santir Bazar where our party office has already captured, with courage few nominations were submitted and the day they submitted nominations, on that night each houses were attacked. Also those CPI-M activists who had accompanied the candidates their houses were also attacked. Many people in Santir Bazar are unable to return homes. In each places, every incident has been reported to DM, SDM, FIR was lodged. In Melaghar ever though four were arrested but next day they were released”, he added.

“In Udaipur the situation is more critical. Immediately after nomination submission, their houses were attacked, doors were broken, people were kidnapped, injured”, Bijan Dhar said.