Candidate alleges excess
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 30, 2012:
NPF candidate in Mao AC L Dikho has alleged that he was manhandled and threatened at gun-point by one security personnel at 48/22 Makhel polling station on the day of polling.
According to a complained filed by Dikho at Tadubi police station, authorised agents of the NPF were chased out from the polling booth and an unauthorised polling agent was placed inside without knowledge of the Presiding Officer.
He accused the security officer, the Presiding Officer and the polling officers of trying to take the law in their hands and added that the security personnel even cast some votes at Makhel.
Alleging that the chief agent was also beaten up, Dikho said that he and his chief agent was saved by the alertness of local womenfolk.
The particular security personnel ought to be given the highest punishment under provision of the law, Dikho added.