Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell chief Amit Malviya on Sunday alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) modified the ‘Ballot Box’ in West Bengal’s Malda.
“TMC’s change ‘Ballot Box’ operation caught in Malda,” Amit Malviya alleged in a tweet.
He additional stated that TMC employees had been caught red-handed, altering poll packing containers in a number of locations, with the assistance of contractors and native administration, earlier than they may attain the robust rooms.
“BJP MP Khagen Murmu, local MLA and Zilla Parishad (ZP) candidate caught them in the act in Gajol (Hazi Nakoo Md High School), Malda… Similar incidents were reported across Purba and Paschim Medinipur among others. SEC in collusion with Mamata Banerjee has reduced these elections to a farce,” Amit Malviya tweeted.
Moreover in one other incident, three poll packing containers had been present in a drain in Murshidabad the place violence broke out after panchayat elections. An area stated, “The situation is not good after the elections, the general public is also not coming out due to fear. The general public is in panic. If anyone comes out, TMC threatens.”
Earlier within the day, BJP MP Khagen Murmu alleged poll rigging in West Bengal Panchayat polls, and demanded re-polling, in Malda. The three-tier panchayat elections in 20 districts had been marked by widespread violence, looting of ballots papers and rigging.
There had been experiences of sales space capturing, damaging of poll packing containers and assault on presiding officers in a number of districts akin to Murshidabad, Cooch Behar, Malda, South 24 Parganas, North Dinajpur and Nadia.
Polling occurred on Saturday at 7 am amid tight safety within the state in 73,887 seats in rural areas of West Bengal with 5.67 crore folks deciding the destiny of round 2.06 lakh candidates. The counting of votes will happen on July 11.
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