TMC moves SC alleging violation of court orders for free and fair Tripura municipal polls
The Hindu
The top court had on November 25 directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to provide two additional companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to secure the polling booths during the Tripura municipal polls
The Trinamool Congress moved the Supreme Court on November 26 seeking a probe by a court-monitored panel into the during the .
A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and A.S. Bopanna was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who sought urgent listing of two applications filed by the party, that despite the court’s order of November 25 for providing unhindered access to the media to the election process, nothing was done.
He said, “There was absolute mayhem there. Even candidates were not allowed to vote. There were violent incidents. Even media reports said that there was violation of Supreme Court orders”.