By Firstdespatch Desk Jul 18, 2024
Agartala, July 18 (FD) A division bench of the High court of Tripura today rejected the plea of the opposition CPI-M and Congress for accepting nomination papers of the candidates for three-tier Panchayats to be held on August 8.
Two party’s other demands include extension of time for filing nominations and arrangement of adequate security.
The division bench comprising Justice Arindam Lodh and Justice S Dutta Purokayastha dismissed both the cases and asked the State Government and the Panchayat Election Commission to arrange for free and fair elections.
Meanwhile, unable to file nomination papers in various Panchayats and Panchayat Samities in West District, CPIM candidates and leaders blocked the road for a while in Paradise Choumuhani area here and demonstrated their nominations.
Left Front Convener and former MP, Narayan Kar alleged that the ruling BJP has let loose an unprecedented terror before the rural poll and as a result of which, CPI-M candidates could not file nominations. Today was the last date of filing nominations.
However, 17 candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party filed nominations for West Tripura Zilla Parishad for the upcoming Three-tier Panchayat elections.
Tripura Chief Minister, Dr. Manik Saha led a procession during filing of the nominations.
In a separate incident, a delegation of Congress led by Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Shri Gaurav Gogoi today arrived here and met Governor, Indrasena Reddy Nallu at Raj Bhavan and complained about ‘unprecedented terror’ let loose by ruling BJP activists so that opposition party leaders can not file nominations, sources in Congress said.
The another members of the delegation include, Lok Sabha MP Tarique Anwar, AICC In-charge of Tripura, Girish Chodankar and All India Congress Committee Secretary Ms. Szaritha Laitphlang, State Congress president Ashish Kumar Saha, CWC Permanent Invitee Member MLA Mr. Sudip Roy Barman. FD JK