Tripura CPI-M accuses BJP of violence and intimidation to opposition candidates in civic poll

Agartala, Nov 11 (UNI) The opposition CPI(M) in Tripura has expressed serious concern over the alleged use of violence and intimidation to prevent opposition candidates from contesting the ensuing Urban Local Body elections, accusing the BJP of undermining the democratic electoral process. In a statement, the party alleged that several Left candidates who had successfully filed nomination papers in Ambassa, Teliamura and Udaipur were subsequently threatened, physically attacked and pressured to withdraw their candidature. The CPI(M) claimed that armed miscreants allegedly associated with the BJP targeted candidates and their families through intimidation, vandalism and arson. It also alleged that some…