Anticipating violence, CPI-M General Secretary sought protection of voters from their home to the polling stations

Anticipating violence, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury sought protection of voters from their home to the polling stations.

Yechury in Agartala said, “Our delegation would meet the Election Commission to apprise the prevailing situation in the poll bound Tripura.”

He said that ruling BJP is distributing huge money, central agencies being used and money and muscle power being utilised to win the February 16 assembly elections in Tripura.“BJP, Central government, state government nexus coupled with the police and the other authorities hatched a serious conspiracy to rig the elections. Three days before the polling (February 16) there could be serious law and order problems by the BJP.”


Yechury said that the ruling party workers have already started their threats and intimidations to the people, especially those who are opposition party supporters.

“Election Commission must take proactive appropriate steps to allow the voters to come to the polling stations and cast their votes fearlessly.

CPI-M Tripura state Secretary Jitendra Chowdhury said that no democratic environment is prevailing now in Tripura.