TIWN April 23, 2019
AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): Voters were prevented across East Tripura today following the trend of West Tripura Election of 11th April. Even though continuous pressure from the opposition were given and voters struggled against BJP miscreants to cast vote at any cost still in many places booths were captured, polling agents were pushed out of the booths. At least 3 BJP leaders were arrested today including two polling agents at Amarpur. Fake vote casting has been alleged at Telimaura and across Khowai, Hrishyamukh, Jolaibari terrorized-situations have been created. On yesterday 197 CCTV cameras were damaged which were repaired after whole night work by the electoral officers. In Khowai, Kuarghat, Amarpur, Hrishyamukh, Mani, Jaolaibari, Ramchandraghat, Rajanagtar areas, people were attacked house to house on yesterday night. Time to time, such matters have been taken to the Election Commission. People by overcoming all fears and threats, came to booths to cast their votes but in Jolaibari, Hrishyamukh like areas after coming in the poll centres they were attempted to be prevented.
15 polling agents of Hrishyamukh were threatened not to come in the polling station and 15 were beaten inside booths and they were pushed out of the centres. Around till 9 am huge terror was organized in those polling areas but due to oppositions’ continuous complaints some measures of security was taken and the voters are again coming to cast their votes at there.
Footages are viral where Election rigging has been released with gross evidences.
In Jolaibari huge violence was conducted but after that securities were beefed up and now again voting has started. At Sabroom’s Jalefa area, BJP hooligans stopped voters to go to the booths.
In Kamalpur, that much of terror and panic was created that in few villages voters till now have not come out for voting. CPI-M candidate Jitendra Chaudhury is remaining right now at there.
In Khowai BJP miscreants created barricades in each corners. CPI-M informed police, DGP and Observers. Now, the situation is developed at there. In Kumarghat’s Jagannathpur BJP miscreants have stopped voters to go to the booths. In Kanchanpur Dasda area, 29, 30, 31 number booths in Radhamadhabpur area also BJP miscreants have stopped the voters to go to the destined booth.
In Amarpur also same happened but later police, whereas numbers of security persons were very less except polling station areas.
In Amarpur, Police have arrested two BJP polling agents at Sankar Palli’s No-2 booth after he was marking voters at a polling station sitting in an area which is not allowed for poling agents.
This move was taken by DM Gomati T K Debnath after seeing both BJP polling agents’ unlawful activities inside the polling station.
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