AGARTALA, April 18 (TIWN): Crime Queen Pratima hired professional criminals from Assam, Bengal, Bihar for Booth capturing, Poll rigging. CPI-M has informed Election Commission of India (ECI) to keep strict eyes on Tripura’s hotels and other suspected placed to find out whether any outsider arrived to disrupt East Tripura's deferred election on April 23rd. CPI-M State Secretary Gautam Das gave the statement saying in case of West Tripura also, goondas from Assam, Bengal were brought to rig the poll. The CPI-M leader said that even on yesterday BJP West Tripura MP candidate Pratima Bhowmik visited Amarpur and various goondas were appointed planwise at there. “This election is like acid test for the Election Commission, whose image has been damaged in this West Tripura election. Election Commission is highest authority in the poll bound country. In CPI-M Govt’s time, Election Commission was awarded for highest percentage of vote but today allover only scandals can be heard. In West Tripura during pools, the BJP have destroyed the democratic environment totally, blotting Tripura’s long history of “Peaceful Election”, he said.

“It has been heard that West Tripura MP candidate Pratima Bhowmik has threatenedin  many places and on yesterday also she stayed at Amarpur. From Amtali many goondas went behind her. From Assam also goondas have been appointed”, said Gautam Das.

(Noteworthy, before Assembly Election, hotels of Tripura remained booked due to outsiders’ entry)

“Election Commission must take stern action against them”, Das added.

 Election Commission of India has ordered a probe in the controversial video, published exclusively by TIWN where BJP MP candidate Pratima Bhowmik not only visited a spot in Chanmari, where clash took place but also threatened police officer naming his community and threatening for murdering-on-spot. However, the investigation will be done by high police officials from Tripura Police, said report. At the same time, why the MP candidate visited at night 3 pm on the spot where clash occurred, EC has also ordered probe for that.

CPI-M has gathered 774 evidences of poll rigging for the West Tripura. 

(Noteworthy, before Assembly Election, hotels of Tripura remained booked due to outsiders’ entry)

“It has been heard that West Tripura MP candidate Pratima Bhowmik has threatenedin  many places and on yesterday also she stayed at Amarpur. From Amtali many goondas went behind her. From Assam also goondas have been appointed”, said Gautam Das.

“Election Commission must take stern action against them”, Das added.

 Election Commission of India has ordered a probe in the controversial video, published exclusively by TIWN where BJP MP candidate Pratima Bhowmik not only visited a spot in Chanmari, where clash took place but also threatened police officer naming his community and threatening for murdering-on-spot. However, the investigation will be done by high police officials from Tripura Police, said report. At the same time, why the MP candidate visited at night 3 pm on the spot where clash occurred, EC has also ordered probe for that.

CPI-M has gathered 774 evidences of poll rigging for the West Tripura.