‘Suspicious vehicle with BJP flag’: TMC alleges breach at Mamata’s seat, day before poll results

NEW DELHI: Tensions flared astatine the counting centre successful Bhowanipore, West Bengal main curate Mamata Banerjee’s assembly constituency, a time earlier ballot counting, aft her TMC alleged that 2 vehicles displaying BJP flags were allowed wrong the secured premises wherever EVMs are stored.Banerjee’s main hostile successful Bhowanipore is BJP person and West Bengal's person of absorption Suvendu Adhikari, her erstwhile aide.TMC workers claimed that CAPF unit were strictly regulating introduction into the counting centre, yet a suspicious conveyance was permitted wrong contempt nary anterior sightings successful caller days. They further alleged that aft they raised objections, information forces pushed them backmost astir 100 metres from the site.The enactment besides alleged that though officials initially said the conveyance would beryllium removed, it remained parked for immoderate clip earlier leaving. However, an Election Commission authoritative countered the claim, stating that the conveyance had simply passed on Harish Mukherjee Road and was allowed to proceed aft checks by information unit and constabulary recovered thing objectionable.The incidental follows a bid of akin allegations made by the TMC successful caller days.

On Thursday, Banerjee staged a four-hour sit-in extracurricular the Sakhawat Memorial Girls School counting centre, protesting "unauthorised access" to strongrooms. Trinamool leaders and candidatea Sashi Panja and Kunal Ghosh besides held demonstrations extracurricular different counting facility, accusing authorities of irregularities amid the lack of TMC agents.Similar protests were reported connected Saturday astatine counting centres successful Asansol College successful Paschim Bardhaman and Barasat Government College successful North 24 Parganas, wherever the ruling party's workers claimed CCTV cameras were concisely switched off.

The Election Commission rejected each specified allegations, maintaining that surveillance systems remained afloat operational.Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Sajal Ghosh dismissed the claims, accusing the TMC of making baseless allegations retired of fearfulness of decision and questioning whether the enactment was anticipating an electoral loss.West Bengal’s elections were conducted successful 2 phases, with voting held connected April 23 successful 152 constituencies and connected April 29 successful the remaining 142 seats. Both phases saw a grounds elector turnout exceeding 90%.