There is an allegation of taping BJP's button at booth number 177 of Falta Assembly of South 24 Parganas. BJP candidate Debanshu Panda has made this allegation. BJP candidate Debanshu Panda was taking stock of various areas of the constituency. Debanshu was not allowed to inspect the EVM. The Election Commission has said that if the complaint is found true, voting will take place again.
Falta is the area of TMC leader Jahangir Khan. The security forces have lathi-charged at booth number 186 located in Belsingha. According to the information, a crowd of people had gathered within 100 meters of the polling booth. To maintain security and disperse the crowd, Central Force personnel resorted to lathicharge. After the incident, an atmosphere of tension has arisen in the area. However, voting is continuing.
On the incident of taping on EVM in Falta, Suvendu Adhikari said that we are also monitoring and will do whatever is necessary. The Election Commission has also taken cognizance of this. If this is how it works, whatever is necessary will be done. I will talk to the candidate about this. Bhupendra Yadav called me at 9 in the morning. I told him the situation.
#WATCH | West Bengal Elections 2026 | On the Falta incident, where the BJP is alleging that their election symbol was taped over at a polling booth, LoP and BJP candidate from Bhabanipur and Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari, says, “We are also monitoring and will do what is required. pic.twitter.com/8BLsSSrcXT
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Suvendu further said that Home Minister Amit Shah called me just a few minutes ago. I told him about the Falta incident. This is TMC's technique. We are taking action. Nothing has happened yet. 35 percent voting has been done. A lot remains to be seen. Amit Shah has directed to look into the matter after consulting the CEO.
On this entire incident, BJP IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya said that Mamata Banerjee had raised her voice for Jahangir Khan, who is the TMC candidate from Falta in Diamond Harbor and has criminal charges against him. It is alleged that at many polling booths, tape was put on BJP's button in EVM, so that people could not vote for them. This is being called 'Diamond Harbor Model', through which Abhishek Banerjee had confirmed his seat.
