Bengal Congress leaders accused the ruling BJP of widespread electoral malpractice during the recent bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar. State Congress president Subhankar Sarkar alleged that party agents were forcibly removed from polling booths while voters faced intimidation. Rejinagar candidate…
Congress candidate Mohammad Abdullahil Kafi staged a sit-in protest in Rejinagar during the West Bengal bypolls, demanding a complete repolling and alleging voter intimidation, while the BJP dismissed the claims as politically motivated.
The party also called for elections to be conducted using ballot papers, alleging that free and fair elections are not taking place.
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Addressing the meeting of BJP office-bearers at the party office here, he stated that while the world takes pride in India's democracy and electoral process, the Congress is busy whining and making absurd, baseless allegations against the country and the Election Commission.
Opposition parties united in demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, but differences between Congress and CJP over leadership and political credit have exposed growing tensions within the broader opposition camp.
