: Assam: Congress ally moves SC seeking to postpone voting in Tamulpur as candidate joined BJP #IndiaNEWS The Bodoland People’s Front, an ally of the Congress in Assam, moved the Supreme Court on Sunday

Assam: Congress ally moves SC seeking to postpone voting in Tamulpur as candidate joined BJP #IndiaNEWS
The Bodoland People’s Front, an ally of the Congress in Assam, moved the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking postponement of voting in Tamulpur constituency after its candidate defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party, less than a week before polling for the seat, NDTV reported. Bodoland People’s Front’s Rangja Khungur Basumatary joined the BJP on April 1, after the deadline for withdrawing nominations for voting in Tamulpur on April 6 was over. The Bodoland People’s Front and Congress had earlier approached the Election Commission on the matter, demanding suspension of polling. The Election Commission heard the matter on Saturday in the presence of the returning officer for the constituency, Sanjiv Sarma, but no decision has been announced so far, PTI reported quoting unidentified sources.After Basumatary shifted loyalties, the Congress had said that he had gone missing for two days before joining the BJP, PTI reported. Then on March 31, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted saying that Basumatary had expressed willingness to join the BJP after meeting him. Meanwhile the Congress, on April 1, asked the Election Commission to check Basumatary’s call records and initiate an inquiry into the matter, according to PTI. BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary also wrote to the poll body on the same day, demanding cancellation...Read more

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