Trinamool accuses central forces of misbehaving with voters

A heavy turnout of over 72% was registered till 3 pm today in the fifth phase

Senior Trinamool Congress ministers on Saturday accused central paramilitary forces of misbehaving with voters "in the name of maintaining law and order" and expressed confidence in winning the ongoing Assembly polls in Bengal.

"The central paramilitary forces in the name of maintaining law and order are misbehaving with the voters and common people. They are frisking people without any reason, browbeating voters. We condemn this. But irrespective of such intimidation, we will win the polls," senior TMC leader and state Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee said.

"The paramilitary forces have a language barrier. But local police is there to help them overcome that. We are 100 per cent sure about winning the polls after the results are announced," senior TMC leader and state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said after casting his vote in Behala West Constituency.

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee had during her election campaign few days back lashed out at central forces for imposing "curfew" in areas where polls are on.

A heavy turnout of over 72% was registered till 3 pm today in the fifth and penultimate phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal, which saw sporadic incidents of violence that left seven people injured.