NEW DELHI: For the third time in under one week, CPM approached the Election Commission flagging issues over the February 16 assembly polls in Tripura, alleging that Union house minister Amit Shah was attempting to straight influence the conduct of elections .
Following an accusation on February 13 by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi that Shah had actually assembled a secret conference with officers in the darkness of night , CPM chief Sitaram Yechury wrote to the survey panel, asking the EC observers to check out the matter and fix responsibility, where required.
Estimating Gogois accusation that Shah, while on a campaign tour of the state, had secretly fulfilled a batch of top officers of cops administration, consisting of DGP of the state, and the election department on February 11, CPM asked the survey panel to order a high level investigation into the allegations.
This is an extremely severe concern which worries the conduct of the Union home minister in attempting to directly influence the conduct of elections for the Tripura assembly.
You will recall that in our conference with the complete Election Commission, we had actually expressed our apprehensions about such a possibility including the Union house minister.
You had actually ensured us that the Election Commission is totally tailored to satisfy all scenarios in making sure a complimentary and reasonable election.
Nevertheless, this advancement as reported in the media has happened regardless of that assurance, Yechury stated in his letter, demanding that the poll panel take a report from the unique observers and repair obligation on BJP and other crucial election officials who satisfied the Union house minister .
CPM has, over the last week, approached the Election Commission apprehending violence in the state.
The celebration likewise flagged concerns over the deployment of Gujarat and Assam police in Tripura, instead of paramilitary forces.
In a letter to the poll commission, CPM leader Nilotpal Basu had actually called the release uncommon , and pointed out that Gujarat and Assam authorities had actually changed the Border Security Force in some locations.