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CPI-M alleges electoral law violation in Tripura polls, demands paper slip counting
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The CPI-M on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission order a “thorough probe” into the alleged violations of electoral law during the Tripura polls on Sunday, as also count of VVPAT slips in 13 constituencies.
Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Nilotpal Basu met Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat here and pointed out various “irregularities” in the conduct of state assembly polls and called them a clear violation of the Representation of People Act, 1951.
Basu also handed over the CEC a letter written by party’s state unit head Bijan Dhar to the poll panel, wherein the latter has detailed all the anomalies.
In the letter, the CPI-M has pointed out that on February 17, the eve of the polling day, “some engineers, according to the state election authority, ECL engineers, opened up all the ballot units of Panisagar constituency, 12 ballot units of of Dharmanagar and three of Jubarajnagar constituencies in the absence of any political party representatives”.
The party said that this has created “mystery” because after setting up of candidates’ names in the ballot unit in the Returning Officer’s office, no one has the authority to open the machines.
“It is still mystery what did the engineers do to the machines. Such opening up of machines was not required in any of the assembly segments,” it said.
Polling in Tripura, where the CPI-M has been ruling uninterrupted since 1993, was held on Sunday. The votes will be counted on March 3.
The party has demanded counting of voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips to be counted in Panisagar, Simna, Dharmanagar, Takarjala, Radhakishorepur, Matarbari, Bagma, Asharambari, Mohanpur, Banamalipur, Mandaibazar, Surjamaninagar and Dhanpur assembly constituencies.
Alleging that the CPI-M’s symbol on EVMs was kept covered in two booths “for a considerable time” and in one polling booth its polling agent was “forcibly driven out”, the party has also demanded re-polling in booth 5, Ratanpur High School (Uttarangsha), booth 6, Ratanpur High School (Dakshinangsha) and booth 37, Kupilong J. B. School (Paschimanganga).
The letter further said that in spite of the direction from the Election Commission, “outsiders, mostly from Assam, West Bengal and from some Hindi-speaking states stayed in Tripura on the poll day”.
“Most of them were housed in various hotels, guest houses and houses of BJP leaders and workers. One Mr. Pallav Lochan Das, a Minister in Assam, was found hiding in a house at a remote village of Gandachhara on February 17 night,” it said.
It said that an BJP advertisement with “false content” maligning the Left Front government were cleared by the district level Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) “even on February 17 and 18th.
“In one such advertisement certified by the MCMC, the BJP informed that they would keep watch over 3,000 polling booths through their own camera.”
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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