Assembly elections have been completed in West Bengal but everyone is waiting for the results. Just before the counting of votes, a series of allegations and counter-allegations have started between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC). On Friday, BJP claimed that a strongroom in Bidhannagar had already been opened without permission and it had been opened at least 10 times.
BJP leader and candidate from Vidhannagar Sharadwat Mukhopadhyay said, ‘We were given a fixed time to open the strongroom. When we reached on time, we saw that the strongroom was already open. Later it was found that it had been opened more than 10 times. We asked who gave the permission and why they didn’t tell us, but got no answer.
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BJP also accused of rigging, 6 officers suspended
BJP has complained about this matter to the SDO of Vidhannagar. According to sources, six officers have also been suspended after this incident. On Thursday, TMC had staged a protest outside Khudiram Counting Center in Kolkata.
TMC expressed doubt on interference in strong room
TMC leaders Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja alleged that CCTV footage showed unauthorized people inside tampering with the electronic voting machines (EVMs). Mamata Banerjee had also asked party workers in a video message to keep a 24-hour watch on the strongroom. He claimed that BJP is conspiring to change votes.
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Election Commission rejected the allegations
The Election Commission has rejected TMC’s allegations. The Commission says that the strongrooms are safe and the work of separating postal ballots was going on normally there.
Situation is tense in Bengal
The Election Commission has also ordered re-polling at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas district. The atmosphere in Bengal still remains tense. Both parties are accusing each other of irregularities.
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