Polling officers carry EVMs and VVPAT machines to a powerful room on the finish of East Tripura 2nd part of Lok Sabha elections, at Dharmanagar. File
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A BJP MLA in Tripura was served discover by the District Election Officer for allegedly manhandling a polling officer throughout voting for Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency whereas an FIR has been lodged in opposition to BJP district unit president for reportedly assaulting a presiding officer on April 26, an official stated on April 29.BJP MLA of Bagabassa Meeting constituency Yadav Lal Nath was served a discover by the District Election Officer (DEO) on April 28 for allegedly manhandling a sales space stage officer (BLO) at a polling sales space in North Tripura district, the official stated.The BJP MLA and his associates had entered the sales space below Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency and allegedly manhandled BLO Chinmoy Das throughout polling on April 26, he stated.Primarily based on the allegation, the District Election Officer (DEO), Debapriya Bardhan, issued a discover to MLA Yadav Lal Nath asking him to clarify why he barged into the sales space by flouting the ECI pointers and manhandled the BLO, stated the official.An FIR has been lodged in opposition to BJP’s North Tripura district president Kajal Das and his followers for allegedly thrashing a presiding officer on the identical sales space throughout polling on April 26.”A superb variety of voters have been seen scattered in entrance of the sales space below the Bagbassa Meeting section round 5 pm. The presiding officer requested the voters to line up and gather tokens in order that they may vote after 5 pm. By this time, BJP North Tripura district president Kajal Das accompanied by his followers got here to the scene and allegedly pressured the presiding officer out of the sales space and thrashed him,” stated the official.”An FIR has been lodged in opposition to the attackers together with Kajal Das for assaulting a presiding officer. Accordingly, a discover was issued to the accused individual by the authority of Kadamtala police station. An investigation was underway,” stated the officer.