Anticipating violence, Sitaram Yechury seeks protection for voters

Anticipating violence, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury sought protection for voters from their homes 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 are being used and muscle power is being utilised to win the February 16 assembly elections in Tripura.“BJP, central-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 BJP.”


Yechury said the ruling party workers have already started threatening people, especially those who are opposition party supporters.

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