CPM employees thrash presiding officer at Kerala polling sales space close to Payyannur
1 min read By Express News Service
KANNUR: A presiding officer was overwhelmed up allegedly by CPM employees in a sales space at Payyannur constituency.
The officer has been recognized as Muhammad Ashraf Kalathil of Panur, a professor at Paral DIA College, Thalasserry.
The incident passed off when Ashraf stopped a voter who reached sales space quantity 105 A (Kandankali School) with a ration card. This result in an argument between Ashraf and the CPM employees current there. Later, irate social gathering employees thrashed Ashraf.
In the guide of the Election Commission, ration card has not been included as a doc for use as an id card, stated Ashraf.
Due to the incident, the polling was stopped for round half-hour. Ashraf was taken to Payyannur Taluk hospital for remedy and he has lodged a grievance with the EC concerning the incident. The polling resumed after one other presiding officer took cost.
