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BJP information grievance in opposition to Mamata Banerjee with Election Commission

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Following the chaos that erupted through the polling in Nandigram on Thursday, a BJP delegation led by Shishir Bajoria met with the Election Commission on Friday morning and expressed their sturdy protest in opposition to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s actions.
Bajoria accused the West Bengal chief minister of disrupting the polling in Nandigram and said that one other delegation will method the central election fee in New Delhi as nicely.
Speaking to the media on Friday, Shishir Bajoria mentioned that BJP didn’t method the Election Commission yesterday because it didn’t need to exert ‘additional pressure’ on the election physique. Emphasising that Section 144 had been imposed in Nandigram within the view of the polling, the BJP contended that Mamata Banerjee had disregarded the regulation by creating chaos on the polling sales space.
“We did not come yesterday because we did not want to create additional pressure on the EC. TMC is levelling allegations every day, and they are pressurising the EC on various issues. Yesterday Mamata Banerjee went to Nandigram. She went to booth 7 and sat there for 2 hours. A candidate can always go to the booth but she should not break the laws,” the BJP delegation mentioned. 
Bajoria said that Mamata Banerjee might need been cautious of the pace with which the voting was executed and had subsequently resorted to disrupting the polls. “Maybe she thought reducing the speed of voting can narrow her defeat margin. Because of her, the voting process was slowed down. We are satisfied by whatever EC has done,” Shishir Bajoria instructed media.
EC to research allegations of ballot rigging by Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee, then again, has accused central forces and the EC of serving to the BJP within the polling course of. As the polling in Nandigram drew to an in depth on Thursday night, Mamata Banerjee and her rival Suvendu Adhikari alleged one another of indulging in voter suppression. The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal launched a press release after the polling concluded on Thursday, saying that motion is being taken over violations of EC guidelines in some areas. 
In response to Mamata Banerjee’s allegations of ballot rigging, the Chief Electoral Officer mentioned, “We are keeping a tab on everything. We have the machinery and people are also deployed everywhere. Everything is normal. Action is being taken wherever needed.”
The Election Body rubbished Mamata Banerjee’s allegations of crowding at polling station no 7 on the Nandigram seat saying that voting was not disrupted at any second within the area.
Mamata blames central forces for disrupting the polling in Nandigram, CRPF refutes allegations 
As chaos ensued on the Gokulnagar polling sales space in Nandigram, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Central Forces for enjoying a task in disrupting the election proceedings. The TMC on Thursday filed a grievance with the Election Commission in opposition to the CRPF jawans deployed within the state for the conduct of polls, accusing them of not permitting the ballot brokers to work and beating them up.
However, the CRPF in its defence quashed the allegations levelled by the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that they’re baseless.