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Votes looted in Rejinagar alleges Mamata's candidate Rabiul
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News18•06-10-2026, 16:25
Votes looted in Rejinagar alleges Mamata's candidate Rabiul
  • •Mamata-backed Trinamool candidate Rabiul Alam alleged vote looting in the Rejinagar by-election during a press meet in Murshidabad.
  • •He claimed that agents from any political party were not allowed to sit in the booths and accused the police of orchestrating the rigging.
  • •Rabiul launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission and the BJP government for crushing the democratic rights of ordinary people.
  • •Congress candidate Abdullahil Kafi also raised similar allegations of vote looting and faced scuffles with the police while lodging complaints.

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Trinamool candidate Rabiul Alam alleged that votes were looted and that party agents, along with opposition agents, were blocked from entering the booths. He criticized the police and the administration for standing by while votes were rigged.

Congress candidate Abdullahil Kafi alleged that vote looting was occurring across multiple booths in the Rejinagar constituency and that their agents were barred from sitting inside. He also had a scuffle with police officers while attempting to file a complaint at the Rejinagar police station.

Rabiul Alam accused the police of orchestrating rigging and undermining ordinary citizens' democratic rights. He also criticized the Election Commission and the BJP government, stating that democratic rights had been completely dismantled since the government came to power.