In the wake of the political violence in Tripura on Wednesday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday initiated motion against three officers in the state. The ballot physique has additionally appointed three Special Observers to take inventory of the scenario and intensify enforcement measures in the state.

In an announcement, the ballot physique mentioned Tripura’s chief secretary (CS) and the Director General of police (DGP) have been directed to guarantee a level-playing subject for all political events and to provoke strict motion against partisan officers.

The EC has directed the CS and DGP to take stringent motion against three officers for not taking applicable motion in time. The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Jirania has been suspended and eliminated instantly. Two extra officers – Officer-in-charge of Rani Bazar Police Station and Officer-in-charge of Jirania Police Station – have been additionally been eliminated instantly.

A political conflict broke out in Tripura hours after the dates for the meeting elections have been introduced on Wednesday. On Thursday, the ECI requested the state chief electoral officer to get a report from the DGP in regards to the incident. This report was to be submitted on Friday by 3 pm.

The ECI had introduced on Wednesday that the northeastern state will go to polls on February 16, whereas the counting of votes will happen on March 2.

THE ALLEGATIONS

The Congress alleged that 15 social gathering employees and functionaries, together with AICC normal secretary Ajoy Kumar, have been injured after a gaggle of “Bharatiya Janata Party-backed goons” attacked them throughout a motorcycle rally in Tripura’s Majlishpur constituency. Police, nevertheless, mentioned the assaults have been carried out by unknown miscreants in West Tripura district, and “10 party workers were injured”.

In its report, the ECI mentioned that the inputs from the State Government confirmed that Kumar sustained minor accidents in an illegal rally because the incident occurred in the realm the place permission was not given by district authorities. It additionally mentioned that “it is not true that he received serious injuries.”

ACTION TAKEN

Three Special Observers have been requested to proceed to the state instantly to take inventory of the scenario, guarantee correct deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), intensify enforcement measures and report again to the Commission. These are: 1985-batch IAS Yogendra Tripathy; 1984-batch IPS Vivek Johri and 1983-batch IRS B. Murali Kumar.

“The Commission conveyed its displeasure in no uncertain and strongest terms on the violent incident despite the Commission’s strict directions during visit to the state and thereafter,” the assertion reads.

Further, in the Friday’s order, the ECI has requested the CS and the DGP to instantly assess the risk notion to the leaders of assorted political events in the state and supply safety as per the risk notion with out additional delay.

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“Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura was directed to reiterate to the District Election Officers to facilitate the permission to political parties on first-cum-first basis and popularise the SUVIDHA App for disposing off applications of political parties for meetings, rally and roadshow,” it mentioned.

Two different northeastern states, Meghalaya and Nagaland, will even going to polls subsequent month on February 27. The counting of the votes in all these states will happen on March 2. The time period of those three assemblies, having 60 seats every, will conclude on March 12, 15, and 22, respectively.

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