SILCHAR, July 30: Although the Cachar Deputy Commissioner told The Sentinel that no complaints were received from anybody, party as well as independent candidates have evoked mixed reaction on the State Election Commission’s decision to observe the Silchar Municipality election without election observers.
He said: “Adequate security has been arranged for the election tomorrow and it would be free from any disturbance.”
But, BJP MLA Rumi Nath expressed doubts on the transparency of the administration and reportedly said that the Congress might resort to large-scale rigging and false-voting.
Similarly, independent candidate Sadhan Purkayastha, who was a member in the previous Board, said: “The absence of observers has left us in a dilemma as to whom will we complain to if any such situation arises.” District Congress general secretary Arun Dutta Majumdar, however, said that the absence of election observers was not a serious issue as their presence is not that important in civic body polls. He said the district administration was competent enough to run the election.
Meanwhile, Cachar SP Prashanta Kumar Bhuiya said that adequate security has been arranged for tomorrow.
About 300 police personnel would guard the 131 polling booths to avoid any untoward incident. SOURCE: THE SENTINEL
He said: “Adequate security has been arranged for the election tomorrow and it would be free from any disturbance.”
But, BJP MLA Rumi Nath expressed doubts on the transparency of the administration and reportedly said that the Congress might resort to large-scale rigging and false-voting.
Similarly, independent candidate Sadhan Purkayastha, who was a member in the previous Board, said: “The absence of observers has left us in a dilemma as to whom will we complain to if any such situation arises.” District Congress general secretary Arun Dutta Majumdar, however, said that the absence of election observers was not a serious issue as their presence is not that important in civic body polls. He said the district administration was competent enough to run the election.
Meanwhile, Cachar SP Prashanta Kumar Bhuiya said that adequate security has been arranged for tomorrow.
About 300 police personnel would guard the 131 polling booths to avoid any untoward incident. SOURCE: THE SENTINEL
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