TMC attacks BJP for winning 96 per cent panchayat seats uncontested in Tripura

In a tit-for-tat attack, the Trinamool Congress Tuesday questioned the BJP for winning 96 per cent of seats uncontested in the by-elections to three-tier panchayat polls in Tripura.

The Mamata Banerjee-led party's attack comes after the saffron party had mocked the TMC for winning over 30 per cent of local bodies seats unchallenged in West Bengal recently.

The ruling BJP has won around 96 per cent of the over 3,000 seats in gram panchayats, panchayat samitis and zilla parishads without contest in the by-elections of three-tier panchayat polls in Tripura scheduled to be held on September 30.

"Why is the BJP silent about its victory? When we had won seats uncontested they had moved court accusing us of unleashing violence, but now they too have won seats uncontested. What would they say now?" asked State Minister and senior TMC leader Firhad Hakim said.

TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee said, "Those who live in glass house should not throw stones at others. If TMC wins uncontested then it is due to violence but if BJP wins then it is a victory of democracy. The BJP and opposition parties should stop come up with such childish logic."