AGARTALA, Dec 13 (TIWN): Postponing of election date without telling reason behind has triggered controversy statewide. Already out of 158 seats, 91 seats were occupied by BJP by force and at the same time, massive attacks upon the opposition parties continue across state. After much rigging, hundreds of attacks, hospitalization of opposition candidates and their family members, the election which was scheduled to be held on December 22, now has announced to be conducted on December 27. But surprisingly no valid reason behind the postponing was given and no opposition party was notified regarding the postponing, erupting huge resentment among the oppositions. In a fresh notification State Election Commission has delayed the election procedure with approval of State Govt. The counting to be conducted on December 28 for 158 seats where 91 seats have already won by BJP without any contest. The CPI-M State Committee has condemned the confused-role of the State Election Commission.

Party State Committee member Haripada Das in a press note raised these certain points, slamming the State Election Commission led by G.K.Rao.

 (1) Even though the notice regarding postponing election date from December 22 to December 27 was signed on December 11, but till now the opposition parties were not even notified with the postponing issue till now,

(2) In Election Commission website nothing is yet displayed regarding the postponing of election,

(3) When the election was announced to be held on December 27 on the immediate date December 28 the counting has been declared. Generally at least 1-day gap is given in postponing the election, but by doing this election commission has broken the protocol,

(4) Under which cause the election was postponed, it has also not been said,

(5) No all-party-meeting was conducted before the serious decision,

(6) No all-party-meeting till now was conducted ahead of election, which is held every time before all types of elections from Assembly Election to By-Election,

(7) 27th December is considered as “Mass Literacy Day” which is being observed since 1945 but this year by announcing election on this historical day, election commission has not done justification.