AGARTALA, April 19 (TIWN): CPI-M which earlier alleged 364 booths were captured in West Tripura, now said, after collecting more evidences the number of confirmed rigged booths are 774. Gautam Das raised question, when after 2 pm no voter was seen before the booths, how in these two hours voting percentage increased above 81% ? Gautam Das also said BJP West Tripura MP candidate Pratima Bhowmik visited Amarpur and goondas were appointed planwise at there and already started violence.

Marking the East Tripura Poll will be an “acid test” for Election Commission and CEO Sriram Taranikanti, CPI-M State Secretary Gautam Das today has exposed RO of East Tripura Vikash Singh was forced to sit in a secret meeting with Additional Secretary to the Chief Minister Millind Ramteke aimed to manipulate the poll.

Gautam Das also alleged, “It was attempted by the BJP Govt to manipulate the vote of East Tripura by influencing the Returning Officer at there. A secret meeting was conducted for that particular work. We have complained to the Election Commission of India”. CPI-M has already complained the matter to the Election Commission of India (ECI). At the same time.

“This election is like acid test for the Election Commission, whose image has been damaged in this West Tripura election”, said Das.