After tribal council polls, Tripura now defers urban local body elections
Reacting to the postponement of the local body elections, CPI(M) leader Pabitra Kar said the BJP has lost credibility and is afraid to contest the polls. December 18, 2020 5:12:15 pm
The current tenures of these local bodies are to expire between December 17 and 20. (Representational Image)
The State Election Commission in Tripura has deferred polls to urban local bodies till February 27, 2021, citing the Covid-19pandemic. The state has 20 local administrative bodies, including six urban panchayats, one municipal corporation and 13 municipal councils.
The current tenures of these local bodies are to expire between December 17 and 20. According to municipal guidelines, all the local bodies would be deemed dissolved on the date of expiry of their tenures, unless they already are.
Rejecting Oppn demand, Tripura govt to defer urban local body polls
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Rejecting Oppn demand, Tripura govt to defer urban local body polls (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Agartala, Dec 18 : Rejecting the demand of the Opposition parties, the BJP-led government in Tripura has decided to defer the elections to the 20 urban local bodies including the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and has appointed administrators, officials said on Friday.
A senior official of the Urban Development Department said that West Tripura s District Magistrate and Collector Shailesh Kumar Yadav would be the administrator of AMC while the concerned Sub-Divisional Magistrates would be the administrators of other municipal bodies and Nagar Panchayats.
Tripura CM Biplab Deb Cancels Popularity Test After BJP Central Leadership Steps in
After reported dissidence in the party, Deb had called for a people s mandate event in Agartala on December 13, vowing to step down from the chief minister s post if they rejected him.
FIle photo of Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb. Photo: PTI
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Agartala: The last 72 hours have witnessed heavy political drama in Tripura. A majority of the stateâs ruling BJP MLAs and ministers met chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday late evening to reiterate their support for him.
Earlier on Tuesday, Deb had announced he would seek âpublic opinionâ on December 13 about his continuation as chief minister of the state as he was deeply pained when a group of people chanted slogans like “
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