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#SupremeCourt to hear plea by All India Trinamool Congress seeking security to be beefed up in Tripura during municipal elections on account of political violence in the State. The top court had earlier refused to postpone polls @AITCofficial
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CPI(M) had filed a late night application in #SupremeCourt stating that BJP was terrorizing it's opponents in the state of #Tripura

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Bench assembles

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Lawyer: there is an emergent situation in Tripura. there was arsoning and attacks

Justice Chandrachud: Please wait we will take it up. who do you appear for

Lawyer: CPI(M)

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Sr Adv Gopal Sankarnarayanan (GS): There was a report sent after the meeting between DGP, IGP and others involved.
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GS: The report skims the surface and admits many of our allegations. In last 2.5 hours we have received videos of others pressing polling buttons before the old people are able to get inside the polling booth #SupremeCourt #TripuraViolence

DYC J: Meeting which was held led to a request to home ministry for additional two battalions since there may be emergency. We can ask SG Tushar Mehta to expedite this and MHA can perhaps support the request #SupremeCourt #TripuraViolence

Sr Adv Mahesh Jethmalani: There are two additional companies already deployed. Mr Roy is in court physically.

Adv Roy: We have placed the copy

DYC J: It does not say that the additional companies are deployed. It was only signed yersterday

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DYC J: we had ask for the meeting so that additional forces can be deployed so that there is no thinning of forces from existing one. 2 companies will now consist of how many personnel?

Jethmalani: so 135 per company

SC: so a total of 270 personnels

Jethmalani: Please look at our compliance report. 2 companies of BSF was allotted to the state on immediate basis. Polling is absolutely peaceful since 7 am. The only hindrance to free and fair polls is from CPIM and Trinamool

Sr Adv Gopal Sankarnarayanan: I have multiple videos on my phone and laptop to show how the polls are being disrupted. I have no way to show them to you

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GS: They have admitted they don't have enough CCTV cameras

DYC J: How many polling booths?

GS: 770

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Sr Adv Gopal Sankarnarayanan: Polling ends at 4.30 pm today

SC: Instead of doing a anti mortem or post mortem now, we will direct DGP and MHA to provide two additional companies of BSF to polling booths

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SC: We will direct for two additional companies now. DGP and Home Secretary has to re assess the situation and if any further need that will be attended to

GS: Our candidate has not been allowed to cast his vote

Jethmalani: why don't they complain before State Election Comm

Justice Surya Kant: What will be the effect of complaint made to SEC even today? Issue is of fair election and not create material for election petition.

DYC J: Law is well settled that court can interfere to ensure free and fair polls. We are not interdicting the polling process

Lawyer for Tripura: in addition to 78 sections another 15 sections of CRPF has been allotted. Forces have been augmented

SC ORDER: Petitioner and Intervenor has made submissions with regard to present situation as it has emerged since polls have opened. State says in addition to 78 sections , 15 additional sections have been deployed

SC ORDER: Two companies of BSF have also been deployed by the MHA after a request was made by DGP and Home Secretary. Tripura state rifles also deployed for law and order. We note that 770 polling booths exist

Inquiring into merits of allegations will cause delay for appropriate orders, with regard to exigency, certain ad interim directions are warranted. SG Mehta has been present and assured that MHA will respond favorably to request for more forces:SC

We direct MHA to provide 2 additional companies of CAPF as early as possible to secure the polling booths so that polling can take place without disruptions: SC

DGP and Home Secretary to review and inform MHA for necessary action. Any such request will be considered in light of assurance made by SG Mehta. We direct SEC, DGP and Home Sec to ensure that every booth is manned by sufficient strength of CAPF personnel: SC

Necessary arrangements would also be made to re-deploy CAPF personnel to ensure safe collection of ballots and smooth declaration of results: SC

Poll officer in every polling booth shall take help from CAPF personnel should any exigency arise: SC

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Gopal Sankarnarayanan submitted that there was shortage of CCTV cameras and state had submitted the same in HC yersterday. However it's a common ground that this court had clarified that since in the present proceedings CCTV is not an issue, HC may proceed with case: SC

In absence of CCTV, print and electronic media be given unhindered access to cover the poll proceedings. Let directions be issued to SEC and authorities to ensure compliance with this part of the order: SC

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Compliance to the above order shall be filed by DGP and Home Secretary as early as possible: SC

List this matter next week. If there is an urgent situation, you can come back to us: Supreme Court

[Tripura Municipal polls] Provide two additional CAPF companies, media to be given unhindered access: Supreme Court

report by @DebayonRoy

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Read story: bityl.co/9m77

Lawyer mentions that the two additional forces have not been deployed and almost 93 complaints have been registered till now

Justice DY Chandrachud: i am sure it will be done SG Mehta has assured us

SG Mehta: Surely i will look into it #tripuraviolence #supremecourt