Citizens claim that workers of the saffron party used intimidation tactics to stop them from voting, while opposition candidates assert that booth-capturing took place in full view of the police.
Votes are being counted for elections to several civic bodies including Agartala Municipal Corporation, or AMC, in Tripura today. The elections were held amid fierce political fight between the state's ruling BJP and the Trinamool Congress.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal said that despite the court’s order of Thursday for providing unhindered access to the media to the election process, nothing was done.
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