: Tripura civic polls: Deploy extra forces, Supreme Court orders Centre amid reports of violence #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Centre to deploy two additional companies of the

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Tripura civic polls: Deploy extra forces, Supreme Court orders Centre amid reports of violence #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Centre to deploy two additional companies of the Central Armed Police Forces in Tripura where voting for the civic body elections is underway, Bar and Bench reported. The Trinamool Congress has alleged that its candidates were being beaten up by Bharatiya Janata Party supporters and people were being stopped from voting. The party also claimed that BJP supporters, fearful of defeat, were casting votes on behalf of the voters.Under @BjpBiplabs Gunda Raj, voters are being shooed away from polling stations. They are either being forced to stay at home or to cast their votes ONLY in favour of BJP!Democracy repeatedly being STRANGULATED and yet the State Election Commission remains silent.SHOCKING! pic.twitter.com/RUF0zTBI78— AITC Tripura (@AITC4Tripura) November 25, 2021 “In such circumstances we direct the home ministry to deploy two additional companies of CAPF [Central Armed Police Force] as expeditiously as possible, having due regard to the fact that the polling has commenced, so polling can take place without disruption,â€? said the court, according to NDTV. In its order, the court also said that Central Armed Police Force personnel will be deployed to secure ballot boxes till the counting of votes on November 28, reported PTI. The court ordered that media should be allowed unhindered coverage of the elections as polling stations...Read more

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