[Marxistindia] Murder of Democracy in Tripura

[news from the cpi(m)]

September 6, 2023

 

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

Murder of Democracy in Tripura

 

In the by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in Tripura - Boxanagar
and Dhanpur - on September 5, there was total rigging under the direct
supervision of the BJP state government.  An extraordinary situation of
terror was created. Polling agents of the CPI(M) were physically assaulted
and prevented from discharging their duties. Only 16 CPI(M) polling agents
in Boxanagar and 19 in Dhanpur could manage to enter the polling booths.
But they were soon physically terrorized, intimidated and driven out.

 

These by-elections are a farce of the democratic process.

 

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) calls upon the Election Commission to
countermand these elections and arrange for a fresh poll with strictest
security measures.  All the officers, who have been party to such a brazen
violation of the Election Commission's mandate to conduct `free and fair
polls', must not be deployed during the fresh elections.  Those responsible
for creating such terror must be identified and punished.

 

 

 

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

 

 

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