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The Election Commission has directed West Bengal Police to register an FIR against Union Minister and BJP candidate from Asansol, Babul Supriyo, on Monday, 29 April, for allegedly trespassing into booth number 199 and threatening a polling agent and an officer.
Earlier in the day, clashes broke out between Trinamool Congress workers and security personnel at a polling booth in Asansol in West Bengal during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Supriyo, the sitting MP from Asansol, is up against Moon Moon Sen of TMC, Gouranga Chatterjee of CPI (M) and Biswarup Mondal of Congress in the constituency.
According to reports, Supriyo had a tiff with the polling officials inside a booth, following which TMC supporters attacked his vehicle.
Meanwhile, Asansol’s Trinamool Congress candidate Moon Moon Sen has reportedly said that she was not aware of the incident as she got her bed tea late.
“They gave me my bed tea very late so I woke up very late. What can I say? I really don't know," NDTV quoted Sen, as saying.
Asked about Babul Supriyo's allegations, she said, "Don't say his name please. I won't talk then.”
(With inputs from PTI)
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Published: 29 Apr 2019,09:56 AM IST