AGARTALA, Nov 29 (TIWN): Tripura is reeling under massive violence since the Municipal Poll was announced and after the result came out, BJP won by heavy rigging and violence, the celebration with fire has not yet ended. Huge numbers of properties are being brunt, women are assaulted, opposition party members, and candidates are severely attacked. CPI-M worker Sujit Das’s shop was burnt in Kamalpur and in Agartala today morning Dilip Deb’s shop was vandalized. Loos from road goers have come into video evidence, whereas many vehicles were damaged in post result attacks. People here left with no room from grievance from Police Dept to Election Commission.BJP on Sunday secured a clean sweep while the Trinamool Congress emerged as a strong political force in the Tripura civic elections for which polling was held on November 25.

But the entire poll was held amid terror and massive rigging. Left, TMC, and Tipra Motha all the anti-BJP parties have criticized the BJP for its massive poll violence and intimidation. At the same time parties also condemned the Election Commission and Police’s role. Reacting to Tripura CM Biplab Deb’s statement of ‘Public mandate in support of BJP’, CPI-M State Secretary Jitendra Choudhury said ‘If it is a Public Mandate who were the ones who alleged that they could not cast votes. Such videos along with rigging videos are viral in social media". TMC has claimed it has emerged as the second strongest party in Tripura after BJP, whereas the Left has rubbished the claim.

TMC convener Subal Bhowmik said, “At least 5 workers of TMC are seriously injured in BJP led attacks. Statewide massive attacks are going on. People of Agartala will not forget about the incidents and vote-rigging of 25th November along with the uncontrolled violence. BJP thinks it will continue to rule Tripura forever”.

Bhowmik alleged TMC members in various places of Tripura were asked to give Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 30,000 at least.

No CCTV camera, no VVPAT was used in this poll, and booth capturing, rigging footage are viral on social media though no action was taken by the police.