"""CLASH ,MALPRACTICES IN MUNICIPAL POLLS IN W BENGAL""" With elections to 12 municipalities being held today in West Bengal, an incident of clash between the ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition CPI(M) was reported, while malpractices were alleged in other areas. Four TMC supporters were injured in a clash with the CPI(M) at Banipur in Habra municipality in North 24 Parganas district, police sources said. The condition of one of the injured was stated to be serious. Polling was stopped at booth 155, ward 19 at Sarada Pally in Panihati Municipality in the same district following allegations of booth capturing and electoral malpractices. The CPI(M) complained of booth capturing by the TMC. In Burdwan district, the CPI(M) alleged electoral malpractices by the TMC in the municipality elections with the party saying that it was boycotting the polls. Alleging that TMC was disallowing CPI(M) polling agents in booths and intimidating candidates, Marxist District Committee Secretary Amal Halder said "We are boycotting the elections. "We demand fresh polling in all the booths in Burdwan town," he said. State Election Commissioner Mira Pande visited two booths in ward 4 and four booths in ward 19 in Panihati Municipality in North 24 Parganas district. CPI-M complains intimidation of their candidates Burdwan (WB), Sept 21 : CPI-M today complained of intimidation and barring their candidates from voting by Trinamool Congress leaders during polls at Burdwan municipality. CPI-M District Committee Secretary Amal Halder said that Trinamool Congress leaders and supporters were barring their agents from sitting at the polling booths and preventing their candidates from voting during the polls at the civic body. "Trinamool Congress goons have unleashed a reign of terror across the town and the voters are not also able to exercise their franchise freely," he said. There are 35 seats in Burdwan Municipality and Left Front led by CPI-M had bagged 34 seats in the last polls. Voting is going on peacefully in Guskara municipality of the district where Trinamool Congress had wrested power from Left Front during last municipality polls five years ago. Repoll at a booth in Panihati municipality Barasat (WB), Sept 21 : Repolling has been ordered at a booth Sarada Pally in Panihati Municipality today following allegations of booth capture and election malpractice. The election process has been stopped and voting will be conducted again at ward 19, booth 155 of Panihati Municipality, officials said. Trinamool Congress alleged that CPI-M had engaged two agents at the booth whereas CPI-M complained of booth capturing by Trinamool Congress leaders. (PTI---Courtesy---GANASHAKTI)
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:28:44 +0000
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