[Marxistindia] ECI Decision on Tripura West Poll Disappointing

[news from the cpi(m)]

May 8, 2019
Press Statement:
 
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:
 
ECI Decision on Tripura West Poll Disappointing
 
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its deep sense of disappointment
over the Election Commission of India's order to hold the elections void in
168 booths for the Tripura West parliamentary constituency and hold re-poll
in these booths. There had been widespread rigging and prevention of voters
exercising their franchise by the ruling BJP during polls held on April 12. 
 
We firmly hold that this order is not in consonance with the ground reality
and obviously too little and too late in ensuring a free and fair poll where
more than half the electorate was actually unable to exercise their right to
vote.
 
This order has come after almost a one month long exercise by considering
only partially the innumerable complaints by political parties and
individuals about large-scale rigging and illegality. Hence, this order will
signal, on the one hand, acknowledgement of rigging on a major scale and yet
falling short of the expectations that the ECI will deliver justice for the
voters of the constituency who could not cast their votes.
 
Nothing short of a re-poll for the entire Tripura West parliamentary
constituency will serve the purpose of a free and fair poll and protecting
the rights of the voters. 
 
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