A BJP MLA in Tripura was served a notice by the district election officer for allegedly manhandling a polling worker while voting for Tripura East Lok Sabha An FIR has been lodged with the constituency while an FIR has been lodged against the BJP district unit chief for assaulting a superior officer on April 26, an official said on April 29.
The official said that BJP MLA from Bagabasa Assembly constituency Yadav Lal Nath received a notice from the District Election Officer (DEO) on April 28 for allegedly manhandling a booth level officer (BLO) at a polling station in North Tripura district.
He said the BJP MLA and his associates entered the booth belonging to Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency and allegedly manhandled BLO Chinmoy Das during the polls on April 26.
Based on this allegation, District Election Officer (DEO), Debapriya Bardhan, issued a notice to MLA Yadav Lal Nath asking him to explain why he stormed the booth by violating ECI guidelines and manhandling the BLO, the official said.
An FIR has been lodged against BJP’s North Tripura district president Kajal Das and his followers for allegedly beating up a presiding officer in the same booth during polling on April 26.
“A large number of voters were seen spread out in front of the booths located under the Bagbasa Assembly segment around 5 p.m. The President asked voters to line up and collect tokens so that they could vote after 5 p.m. By this time, the BJP North District President Tripura Kajal Das accompanied by his followers came to the scene and allegedly forced the president out of the cabin and beat him up.
“An FIR has been lodged against the assailants, including Kajal Das, for assaulting a superior officer. Accordingly, a notice has been issued to the accused by the Kadamtala police station authority. The investigation is ongoing,” the officer said.
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