Delhi Police detain Trinamool Congress leaders protesting outside Election Commission office

Party leaders had met with the poll panel earlier in the day to complain about the apparent collusion between the BJP and the National Investigation Agency.

Apr 8, 2024 - 16:00

Delhi Police detain Trinamool Congress leaders protesting outside Election Commission office

The Delhi Police on Monday detained 10 leaders of the Trinamool Congress party as they staged a sit-in protest outside the headquarters of the Election Commission at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi, the party said.

Earlier in the day, a 10-member delegation of West Bengal’s ruling party had met with a full bench of the poll panel to lodge a complaint against the Centre’s apparent misuse of central agencies – particularly the National Investigation Agency but also the Enforcement Directorate, the Income Tax Department and the Central Bureau of Investigation – to target members of the Opposition ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

In a show of brute strength, HM @AmitShah's Delhi Police cracked down on our 10-member delegation who were peacefully protesting outside Nirvachan Sadan. Our female MPs were pushed, shoved, and dragged on the ground. Our Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen sustained a leg injury in the… pic.twitter.com/cCLioYaBdi— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) April 8, 2024

They delegation subitted a memorandum to the poll body alleging that a Bharatiya Janata Party member, Jitendra Tiwari, had met with National Investigation Agency Superintendent of Police Dhan Ram Singh on March 26. The party said that Tiwari was seen entering Singh’s residence with a packet in hand but left empty-handed.

“There is reason to believe...