CPI(M) delegation met CEC, ECI

Date: 
Saturday, May 18, 2019

A CPI(M) delegation consisting of General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and Polit Bureau member Hannan Mollah met the Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India today and submitted the following memorandum.  We are releasing the text of the memorandum for publication.

(Hari Singh Kang)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

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Dear Shri Aroraji,

We are writing to you to express deep apprehensions over the polling due to be held tomorrow in West Bengal.

Please find enclosed 10 letters addressed to the state authorities by CPI(M) Candidate Dr. Faud Halim in Diamond Harbour Parliamentary Constituency, CPI(M) South 24 District Committee Secretary Samik Lahiri and Election Agent of Bikashranjan Bhattacharyya, CPI(M) candidate in 22 Jadavpur Parliamentary Constituency.  These letters are self-explanatory and would require immediate intervention by the Election Commission of India.

The CPI(M) had demanded re-polling in 630 booths, across various constituencies, including 298 in 30-Tamluk constituency.  This re-polling has become essential due to the large-scale disturbances  that were reported in many polling booths.  No decision on this matter has been taken by the ECI.  This re-polling should be immediately ordered.

Though Central forces are present in the state, they are not being deployed  to create confidence amongst the people regarding the conduct of a free and fair poll.  The promised route marches by the CRPF is not taking place.  This should immediately be rectified and  the CEC must direct the compliance of its earlier directives.

Finally, we wish to once again draw your attention to the fact that the accessibility of the observers appointed by the ECI is very very limited and rare.  The observers should be available to receive complaints and irregularities and must immediately intervene to do the needful.

We hope you will ensure this.

Thanking you,

With regards,

Yours sincerely

Sd/-                                                                                Sd/-

(Sitaram Yechury)                                              (Hannan Mollah)

General Secretary                                                 Member, Polit Bureau

 

Dear Sir,

This is to inform you that since the past few days especially yesterday Sreemanta Baidya of Budge Budge AC and Jehangir Khan of Falta AC are moving around with a convoy of 14/15 cars carrying armed goons from outside and the local Police are escorting them. These persons have been provided state Police security and they are misusing the same to threaten the common voters and my party workers.

I foresee a repeat of the Panchayat election vote loot scenario.

Please immediatly take due action in restricting the movement of these notorious criminals as they are openly intimidating the voters.

Thanking you.

Sincerely yours,

Dr Fuad Halim

Candidate, CPI(M)

DH 21PC

To

Superintendent of Police

Diamond Harbour.

Please note that Jehangir Khan is moving in a convoy of 14 vehicles (4Tata Sumos, 4 Maruti Vans, 2 Scorpios and other vehicles). 1 pick up van with suspicious materials has also been reportedly seen as part of this convoy. This convoy is being escorted by the Police. This convoy is going around Falta AC and threatening voters and my polling agents.

Please initiate appropriate action.

Thanking you,

Sincerely yours,

Dr Fuad Halim

Candidate CPI(M)

DH 21PC

To

Superintendent of Police

Diamond Harbour.

Dear Sir,

This is to inform that TMC criminals were making bombs which went off and injured many of these criminals namely Arifuddin Lashkar, Ebra Sheikh and others. This has occurred a few hours ago at vill Moriberia, GP Basuldanga, PS Diamond Harbour. It was here that our candidate Dr. Fuad Halim was attacked by these same anti socials on 27/04/2019 in this same area.

We have been continuously informing the authorities for appropriate action but to no avail.

Please initiate appropriate action and recover the arms and bomb cache that has been piled up to be used on Election Day.

Thanking you,

 

Dr Fuad Halim

Candidate CPI(M)

DH 21PC

 

To

Superintendent of Police

Diamond Harbour.

 

Sir,

 

This is to bring to your notice and register a complaint in regard to the partisan behavior of the Diamond Harbour PS.  They have picked up my party worker Kaushik Seth from his home a few minutes ago from his home. Kaushik Seth is law student and verbally the Police party have told his family members that he has been taken by the Police on instructions of the higher authorities. This action by the Police a day before the Election against my party workers especially since no case of FIR exists against him is a clear action by the Police to harass and intimidate my workers so that it may demoralize and impact their participation in the election work tomorrow.

 

Please ensure his immediate release unconditionally at the earliest and take strong action against the Police Officers who are participating in such blatant partisan activities.

 

Thanking you,

 

Sincerely yours,

 

Dr Fuad Halim

Candidate CPI(M)

DH 21PC

Sri Vivek Dubeyji

Spl Police Observer for WB, ECI

 

Sir,

 

The situation in Diamond Harbour PC is explosive and if the current trend is allowed ,we are courting disaster and this is surely going to be a humongous blot on the 2019 Lok Sabha election. I see every possibility of recurrence of the last panchayat election.

 

I'm trying to get you since day before yesterday but couldn't. Please let me know today when and where can I meet you. Its very urgent.

 

Awaiting for your response.

 

Samik Lahiri,  Ex MP

Secretary,  CPI(M) South 24 pgs

CEO,

West Bengal

Sir,

Sreemanta Baidya of Budge Budge and Jahangir Khan of Falta both are moving with convoy consisting of 14/15 cars carrying armed goons from outside and local police is escorting them. How can one rely upon these local police who are flag bearers of ruling party?

The route march is restricted to the metal roads where the requirement lies for them to visit the heavily and densely populated interior places of the polling stations.

I have been drawing your attention since yesterday but no effective measures have been initiated till now.

In my earlier message I mentioned few AITC workers were injured while making bombs.

Please don't allow recurrence of the last panchayat election.

Hope realising the gravity of the situation your office will act accordingly.

Thanking you,

 

Samik Lahiri,  Ex MP

CPI(M) South 24 pgs district

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Dr. Aariz Aftab

Chief Electoral Officer

West Bengal

 

Sir,

From reliable sources I am informed that the Hon’ble CM, WB has directed the IGP (Presidency) Shri Rajesh Singh, IPS to camp at Bishnupur to conduct election's for Diamond Harbour PC so that the criminal machinery of TMC can rig the election in four (4) Assembly Constituencies namely Budge Budge, Satgachhia, Falta and Diamond Harbour.  IC Diamond Harbour, IC Falta, IC Nodakhali and IC Budge Budge must be cautioned and appropriate action should be initiated as they are acting in a partisan manner. Mehebub Molla, Gautam Adhikary of Diamond Harbour, Jahangir Khan of Falta and Sreemanta Baidya of Budge Budge should be put under "House Arrest” with the seizure of their mobile phones to conduct free, fair and smooth election on 19/05/19. I am informed that all these four  TMC leaders with past criminal records have been provided with ‘Y’ categories security by the State Government yesterday (16/05/19).  This has been done so that with the help of the security personal they can intimidate voters and our party workers.

Please act promptly on the above mentioned issues.

Thanking You.

Samik Lahiri,  Ex MP

Secretary, CPI(M)South 24 pgs dist

DEO & DM

South 24 pgs district

 

Dear Sir,

 

This is to inform that TMC criminals were making bombs which went off and injured many of these criminals namely Arifuddin Lashkar, Ebra Sheikh and others. This has occurred a few hours ago at vill Moriberia, GP Basuldanga, PS Diamond Harbour. It was here that our candidate Dr. Fuad Halim was attacked by these same anti socials on 27/04/2019 in this same area.

We have been continuously informing the authorities for appropriate action but to no avail.

Please initiate appropriate action and recover the arms and bomb cache that has been piled up to be used on Election Day.

Thanking you,

Samik Lahiri, Ex MP

CPI(M) South 24 Dist Secretary

 

DM & DEO,

South 24 pgs

Sir,

Jahangir Khan of Falta is moving with a huge convoy consisting of 13 cars full with outsiders and police is escorting this convoy. One pickup van having suspicious paper cartons is there in the convoy. How the police is allowing such a convoy of a TMC leader and escorting also?

22 bikes are moving in all booths of Gopalpur. Bombs are being busted in all booths of Gopalpur since last night to create panic among the voters. Our candidate and election agent have been informing the Falta PS,  without yielding any result.

Please refrain Falta PS from providing illegal services to AITC.

Hope you will act prompt.

 

Thanking you,

 

Samik Lahiri,  Ex MP

CPI(M) South 24 Dist secretary

 

CEO,

West Bengal,

Sir,

Sreemanta Baidya of Budge Budge and Jahangir Khan of Falta both are moving with convoy consisting of 14/15 cars carrying armed goons from outside and local police is escorting them. How can one rely upon these local police who are flag bearers of ruling party?

The route march is restricted to the metal roads where the requirement lies for them to visit the heavily and densely populated interior places of the polling stations.

I have been drawing your attention since yesterday but no effective measures have been initiated till now.

In my earlier message I mentioned few AITC workers were injured while making bombs.

Please don't allow recurrence of the last panchayat election.

Hope realising the gravity of the situation your office will act accordingly.

Thanking you,

Samik Lahiri,  Ex MP

CPI(M) South 24 pgs district

To

The CEO

West Bengal

Sir / Madam

This is to bring to your kind notice that today, at about 4.40 pm Sri Bkash Ranjan Bhattacharyya, the CPI(M) candidate contesting from 22 Jadavpur PC, was in his campaign with his party workers at Shaid Smriti Colony under Panchasayar P.S. with due permission from ECI the concerned O.C. was also informed.

This morning , Sri Aroop Biswas , MIC, GoWB and Smt. Ananya Banerjee, Councillor of this 109 Ward of KMC directly provoked their goons and miscreants to disturb the campaign of Sri Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya. Asa result, while the candidate approached to voters he and his associates were obstructed and his associate were assaulted. They used very filthy languages, directly hit the participants and even tried to molest the female participants namely Smt. Gopa Biswas , and also was beaten up and her clothing were torn by the drunk miscreants of TMC. The said Smt. Gopa Biswas has also lodged a FIR, vide FIR No.47/2019, dated 16/05/2019, u/s 323,341,354,506,114 of IPC at Panchasayar PS.

Police Party instead of removing obstructers permitted them to carry on such hooliganism. Their only attend was to see that the candidate was not physically assaulted, yet the jostling could not be prevented.

Now this is to bring to your kind notice that the entire Sahid Smriti Area consisting of Booth Nos. 135, 136, 137 & 138 under 150 Jadavpur AC is vulnerable. At last assembly election 2016 the whole area was under domination of the central force on pole day. Area domination and the route march were done for several times before pole day. A police camp was also there for last ten days before pole.

We demand your intervention as soon as possible to ensure peace and order of the whole areas and the peaceful voting process through the pole day to confirm the exercise the voting right of the general voters.

It is obvious from todays activities of the police that the O.C. concern is not in a position to cowdown the hooligans, on the contrary they are encourage to create above.

Hope your kind co-operation and necessary action.

Thanking You,

Subrata Dasgupta

Election Agent to Bikashranjan Bhattacharyya.