Tripura civic polls: TMC alleges ‘violence by BJP goons’, slams CM Biplab Deb’s ‘gunda raj’

Amid the voting for the Tripura municipal elections on Thursday, the TMC accused “BJP goons” of attacking its booth agents and candidates. The TMC also slammed Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s “gunda raaj.’ Elections for over 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and…

Tripura civic polls: Supreme Court orders deployment of additional Central forces

The Supreme Court has ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to deploy two additional companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in Tripura “as expeditiously as possible”. Voting is underway for the civic body polls in Tripura and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has already raised issues of…

Supreme Court refuses to postpone Tripura civic polls, orders state to maintain peace

The Supreme Court has refused to postpone Tripura civic polls. A hearing was on in the Supreme Court in connection to the violence ahead of civic polls in Tripura. The Supreme Court said the election process has begun and the campaigning is set to end at 4:30 on Tuesday, November 23. The voting is on November 25 and…