Several complaints of rigging had been produced to the Election Commission inside two hours of the get started of Phase-I voting in West Bengal. Nandigram BJP candidate and TMC turncoat Suvendu Adhikari has written to Election Commission looking for suspension of Haldia Additional SP Partha Ghosh, Haldia SDPO Barunbaidya and some other officers of Nandigram Police Station for allegedly assisting TMC members in carrying out malpractices, irregularities throughout the polls. Adhikari also went to meet men and women in the constituency. “We approached the Election Commission and asked them to have free and fair polls. People will choose whom they want. TMC is scared. We’ve given the name of one Alauddin to the EC. He created disturbances there,” mentioned Soumendu Adhikari, BJP leader and brother of Suvendu Adhikari.
Soumendu Adhikari alleged that voters had been becoming influenced and stopped from voting at booth quantity 149.
BJP candidate from West Midnapore, Samit Das also complained that some TMC workers are attempting to develop a disturbance. “Voting underway smoothly in Midnapore town. But, at some places in rural areas, TMC workers are trying to create a disturbance. At booth number 266 and 267, 7-8 TMC workers entered the booth to influence the voters. We’ve complained to the Election Commission,” mentioned Samit Das.
Earlier today in East Midnapore, 2 safety personnel had been injured in a firing incident at Satsatmal, Bhagwanpur assembly constituency ahead of voting. BJP district president Anup Chakraborty alleged that these related with the TMC are attempting to terrorise men and women in the Argoal panchayat location.
A car used to provide meals to the polling workers in Purulia also caught fire beneath mysterious situations final evening. The driver is becoming questioned by the officials. In an additional incident, at least 3 TMC workers had been injured in a blast at the Muraliganj party workplace in Bankura district, earlier today. “TMC goons were making bombs inside the party office. It might have exploded,” mentioned a regional.
Meanwhile, a delegation of TMC MPs will be meeting the Chief Election Officer of West Bengal at noon today to raise some really serious issues.
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien today mentioned that his party will retain the energy. “TMC will win Bengal. Bengal’s daughter will defeat Bengal’s traitor in his own backyard at Nandigram. Members of the tourist gang (BJP leaders) will continue to do what they do best – try and destroy institutions in India,” mentioned O’Brien.
In West Bengal, elections are becoming held in eight phases for 294 assembly seats.