AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, April 26 (TIWN): Being unhappy over the West Tripura Returning Officer (RO) Sandeep Mahatme’s report on West Tripura Election Rigging, Congress has demanded re-polling of the total constituency. Addressing media, Congress West Tripura MP candidate Subal Bhowmik said that the RO’s report displays total 433 booths were rigged, whereas Congress, CPI-M said total 846 booth were totally captured. Moreover, RO’s report excluded the opposition led list of rigged booths and the booths where peaceful election was conducted, were called for re-polling. In this situation Congress has demanded fresh re-polling as lakhs of voters could not cast their votes 11th April West Tripura constituency. Subal Bhowmik said, “Our polling agents were beaten, pushed out of the booths and all happened as there was a lack of security across the West Tripura poll”. When lakhs of voters could not cast their votes on 11th April, 2019, Polling agents were beaten and pushed out of the booths (footages of injured polling agents are viral), Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sriram Taranikanti has said that even after multiple times requests, political parties could not provide their polling agents in West Tripura poll.

More shockingly, when webcasting was intentionally stopped and people left “no trust” on State Election Commission, Taranikanti said that webcasting is an additional factor whereas electoral officers are there who ensures the safety. He also added, only complaints registered till 16th April has been granted seriously and after that the complaints can not be seen so vividly. Earlier also CEO Taranikanti, RO Sandeep Mahatme’s role came under scanner multiple times. Today two BJP leaders were also seen at the Election Commission office here during the meeting regarding West Tripura poll was going on.With viral proves, evidences State Tripura is reeling under shocks as lakhs of voters could not cast their votes, polling agents were removed from booths, beaten on 11th April.

People were happy with Special Observer Vinod Zutshi’s arrival who led a free and fair election in East Tripura constituency but as soon as Zutshi’s departure State Election Commission’s nexus with BJP again strengthening, which has upset the voters.