EVM and VVPAT machines discovered at TMC chief Goutam Ghosh’s home

On Tuesday, sixth of April, polling started within the third section of the Assembly elections within the state in 31 seats throughout three districts – South 24 Parganas, Howrah, and Hooghly. Uluberia, which is a municipality of Howrah district was marred in controversy, nevertheless, only a night time earlier than it went to polling.
As the Uluberia North Constituency was gearing up to enter polling, EVM and VVPAT machines have been discovered at TMC chief Gautam Ghosh’s residence at Tulsiberia final night time (Monday). The incident got here to mild after a ‘Sector 17’ election obligation automobile was discovered parked outdoors the TMC chief’s home.
The visuals of the election obligation automobile and police recovering the machines from the leaders’ home have gone viral on social media.
4 EVMs, VV PAT recovered from a TMC chief, Goutam Ghosh’s home at Uluberia in Howrah district. pic.twitter.com/XcTy1FTMh6— Urvi kar (@kar_urvi) April 6, 2021
The EVMs and VVPATs have been dropped at the residence of the TMC chief by Tapan Sarkar, a sector officer, in an election obligation automobile. The sector officer who was caught red-handed by the villagers claimed that because it was very late within the night time, the central forces had slept off and refused to open the sales space in order that they needed to keep at a relative’s home to sleep which ‘happened to be a TMC leader’.
It is being reported that the EVMs and VVPATs discovered with TMC chief Sarkar have been part of reserve inventory and won’t be used for voting, knowledgeable Election Commission.
Sector Officer Tapan Sarkar (accountable for Sector 17 in Uluberia seat) had spent the night time at a relative’s home who occurred to be Goutam Ghosh. The EVMs & VVPAT machines with Sarkar have been a part of the reserve inventory. EC says they won’t be used for voting immediately. @IndianExpress— Ritika Chopra (@KhurafatiChopra) April 6, 2021
Reportedly, after the EVM and VVPAT machines have been discovered on the residence the TMC chief, the presiding officer has been suspended by the Election Commission for storing the machines on the residence of Goutam Ghosh.
A Presiding Officer suspended by EC for retaining three units of EVM and VVPAT within the residence of a TMC supporter #WestBengalElections2021 information and updates: https://t.co/rhjbLeY1o2 #ElectionsWithET pic.twitter.com/Nyv2wzLNpf— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) April 6, 2021
Widespread pressure was reported within the space after the VVPAT and EVM machines have been discovered on the TMC chief’s home and the police needed to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the gang.
The third section of polling is about to happen in West Bengal immediately, when 31 seats throughout three districts — South 24 Parganas, Howrah, and Hooghly — go into polls. Uluberia Uttar occurs to be one of many seats to enter polling immediately together with Uluberia Dakshin, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur. The TMC and the BJP proceed to be at loggerheads with each the events contesting on all 31 meeting seats.
The second section of polling in West Bengal witnessed a number of circumstances of violence rising from Nandigram, East Midnapore and Keshpur. BJP chief and Mamata Banerjee’s opponent, Suvendu Adhikari’s convoy was additionally attacked by alleged TMC goons in Nandigram.
Nandigram में Suvendu Adhikari के Convoy पर पथराव; IndiaTV के रिपोर्टर, कैमरामैन जख्मी pic.twitter.com/5F5AN75tGg— India TV (@indiatvnews) April 1, 2021
While Adhikari escaped unharmed, the media convoy trailing his automobile was additionally attacked with stones and bricks which left a number of media officers injured.