IFC Minister accused of booth capturing
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kangpokpi, June 02 2015 :
Lamminlun Singshit, BJP candidate of 11-Motbung DCC has accused the IFC Minister Ngamthang Haokip of booth capturing at 11/5 Taloulong polling station at Sanatan Sanskrit Vidiyalaya Jr.
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He further said that violent incidents at 11/5 Taloulong booth under 11-Motbung DCC.
The BJP polling agents reported proxy votings to the Presiding Officer.
Some security personnel fired in the air to control the situation at around 1:30 pm on Monday.
When the situation was worsened the Presiding Officers decided to wrap up the polling and recommended to the RO for re-poll.
However, IFC Minister Ngamthang Haokip intervened asked the polling officials to continue voting, threatening them to terminate from their services if they disobeyed his order.
Subsequently, the polling officials restarted the voting out of fear of the Minister who sat inside the polling hall and involved in capturing of vote, the BJP candidate added.
When the IFC Minister shamelessly was involved in booth capturing all the BJP polling agents and workers left the polling station to lodge a complaint at the RO at Kangpokpi, alleged Lamminlun Singsit.
He also said that earlier in the morning the IFC Minister was shown out from the polling station for interfering unconstitutionally in the peaceful voting.
The BJP candidate is demanding a re-poll at 11/5 Taloulong Polling Station.