Agartala, Feb 17: Police arrested at least 5 CPI-M activists in Khowai last night for fomenting
trouble before assembly election tomorrow.
Based on the complaints of attacking BJP
supporters, police detained them.
The accused persons allegedly assaulted five villagers who recently shifted to BJP from CPI-M in Gournagar area of Khowai town after attending the Prime Minister’s rally on February 15 last. The villagers complained that the cadres had earlier warned them not to join BJP.
One of the victims Subodh Das alleged that CPI-M cadres had attacked them on the road and later attacked their houses in the village but when their fellow supporters counter-attacked, they left the place but they were all identified.
However, police said all the accused were arrested. The CPI-M alleged that
BJP workers were stopped in the village when they entered a locality to gratify the voters illegally. They alleged that the police did not respond to their call and rather favoured the BJP.
On the other, CPI(M) state secretary Bijan Dhar last night lodged a fresh complaint to the Election Commission on ‘suspicious’ movement of Assam Minister Pallav Lochan Das along with a BJP leader at Gandacherra under 44-Raima Valley (ST) assembly constituency in Dhalai district even after end of campaign.
He alleged that the minister was detained by the villagers in a vehicle, which had a fake government sticker of Superintendent of police of Unokoti district. He stated that some heavy suitcases were also found in the possession of the minister. SP (Dhalai) S R Das said the minister was found in Gandacherra and was escorted to Agartala. They had requested him to go back to his state complying with the ECI's direction.
The BJP state in-charge Sunil Deodhar said BJP candidates and workers were attacked in several places of West Tripura and Khowai districts last night. He alleged that the convoy of BJP candidate of Gholaghati (ST) assembly constituency had been attacked and his vehicle damaged.
Similarly, the CPI-M cadres hurled bomb at BJP vice-president and Sonamura contestant Subal Bhowmik yesterday night. The candidates of Khowai, Teliamura, Majlishpur and Mandai were attacked by the CPI-M miscreants last night and altogether 12 of their workers were injured.
However, IGP (Law and order) K V Sreejesh told media that besides state police and Tripura State Rifle jawans, adequate number of central paramilitary force (CPF) personnel have been deployed across the constituencies. The jawans were patrolling the localities and had undertaken several confidence building measures. In most of the areas 144 CrPC has been promulgated to ensure peaceful polling.
“Exhaustive measures have been taken to ensure free and fair polling. There is no chance of any kind of attempt to crate tension and voters are free to go for exercise their franchise without any fear,” Mr Sreejesh said.
To ensure free and fair elections, the EC has appointed a special observer R K Panchananda, DG of ITBP to oversee the overall security arrangement during election, who arrived last night and reviewed the security deployment issues, he said adding that two choppers were kept ready to meet any eventuality while an air ambulance will also be ready for emergency purpose.
The IGP said some companies of additional CPF will stay back in the state even after completion of polling to ensure peace and added, “No trouble monger will be allowed to intimidate or threat the electorate. Even if it is reported, the police will take stringent measures.”
According to CEO Sriram Taranikanta around one third of the total 3174 polling booths have been identified as vulnerable where foolproof security will be made available while about 200 localities were categorized as critical.
The CEO also dispelled all doubts over EVMs and VVPATs saying these are safest in the country and adequate measures have been taken to maintain total secrecy of polling process. He assured that webcasting of almost all polling booths will be done by which even EC official could monitor the polling process at any particular time. UNI
The accused persons allegedly assaulted five villagers who recently shifted to BJP from CPI-M in Gournagar area of Khowai town after attending the Prime Minister’s rally on February 15 last. The villagers complained that the cadres had earlier warned them not to join BJP.
One of the victims Subodh Das alleged that CPI-M cadres had attacked them on the road and later attacked their houses in the village but when their fellow supporters counter-attacked, they left the place but they were all identified.
However, police said all the accused were arrested. The CPI-M alleged that
BJP workers were stopped in the village when they entered a locality to gratify the voters illegally. They alleged that the police did not respond to their call and rather favoured the BJP.
On the other, CPI(M) state secretary Bijan Dhar last night lodged a fresh complaint to the Election Commission on ‘suspicious’ movement of Assam Minister Pallav Lochan Das along with a BJP leader at Gandacherra under 44-Raima Valley (ST) assembly constituency in Dhalai district even after end of campaign.
He alleged that the minister was detained by the villagers in a vehicle, which had a fake government sticker of Superintendent of police of Unokoti district. He stated that some heavy suitcases were also found in the possession of the minister. SP (Dhalai) S R Das said the minister was found in Gandacherra and was escorted to Agartala. They had requested him to go back to his state complying with the ECI's direction.
The BJP state in-charge Sunil Deodhar said BJP candidates and workers were attacked in several places of West Tripura and Khowai districts last night. He alleged that the convoy of BJP candidate of Gholaghati (ST) assembly constituency had been attacked and his vehicle damaged.
Similarly, the CPI-M cadres hurled bomb at BJP vice-president and Sonamura contestant Subal Bhowmik yesterday night. The candidates of Khowai, Teliamura, Majlishpur and Mandai were attacked by the CPI-M miscreants last night and altogether 12 of their workers were injured.
However, IGP (Law and order) K V Sreejesh told media that besides state police and Tripura State Rifle jawans, adequate number of central paramilitary force (CPF) personnel have been deployed across the constituencies. The jawans were patrolling the localities and had undertaken several confidence building measures. In most of the areas 144 CrPC has been promulgated to ensure peaceful polling.
“Exhaustive measures have been taken to ensure free and fair polling. There is no chance of any kind of attempt to crate tension and voters are free to go for exercise their franchise without any fear,” Mr Sreejesh said.
To ensure free and fair elections, the EC has appointed a special observer R K Panchananda, DG of ITBP to oversee the overall security arrangement during election, who arrived last night and reviewed the security deployment issues, he said adding that two choppers were kept ready to meet any eventuality while an air ambulance will also be ready for emergency purpose.
The IGP said some companies of additional CPF will stay back in the state even after completion of polling to ensure peace and added, “No trouble monger will be allowed to intimidate or threat the electorate. Even if it is reported, the police will take stringent measures.”
According to CEO Sriram Taranikanta around one third of the total 3174 polling booths have been identified as vulnerable where foolproof security will be made available while about 200 localities were categorized as critical.
The CEO also dispelled all doubts over EVMs and VVPATs saying these are safest in the country and adequate measures have been taken to maintain total secrecy of polling process. He assured that webcasting of almost all polling booths will be done by which even EC official could monitor the polling process at any particular time. UNI
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