AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): CPI-M State General Secretary Gautam Das on Tuesday has thanked East Tripura voters for courageously casting votes amid much tensed situation across the state.

Gautam Das said, “Many voters could not cast their votes today, but still we salute the courage of people’s urge for voting”.

 He also praised jana-jati people’s urge to cast votes who were standing for hours since 4.30 am to cast their votes.

The CPI-M leaders described how since yesterday night, BJP threatened the voters, polling agents and in many places, CPI-M’s polling agents were pushed out from booths.

“Many voters could not cast votes, many could not accomplish duties as polling agents. Still the situation was far better than West Tripura as Election Commission was alert following the West Tripura Election rigging”, said Das.

In West Tripura total CPI-M demanded re-poll in 846 booths.