AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): After Election Commission had announced re-polling, CPI-M State Secretary Bijan Dhar has blasted the state election commission for high negligence alleging the ''Democracy has been Corporatized, Privatized".

"3 types of instructions are there. One is about the re-polling in 6 constituencies another is about counting via VVPAT slips and the 3rd category is if any party wins by 1 votes then the returning officer can't announce the result. We like to categorically mention that the state election commission is responsible for it. The criminal callousness has been done not by any political party or voters but by the state election commission", Bijan Dhar.

"Voters are very much tired and exhausted. No political party wanted re-polling", said Bijan Dhar.

Dhar further told BJP, IPFT supporting voters, "We appeal to you that earlier you voted for BJP, IPFT like communal forces, but now your vote should be against criminal offence of negligence of the state election authority and such forces".

Dhar added, "In 10 polling booths CPI-M polling agents were not allowed to enter. Voters were threatened".

"We demanded at Golaghati and Takarjala the counting centers should be shifted. However, we haven't received any response yet", added Dhar.