BJP demands re-polling in West Bengal's Barrackpore, alleges rigging

Party claims its candidate Arjun Singh was beaten up by TMC goons, its agents denied entry into polling stations.

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has sought reelections in the Barrackpore constituency in West Bengal, alleging that its candidate, Arjun Singh was beaten up by "Trinamool Congress (TMC)-sponsored goons" to rig the polls.

“Our candidate in Barrackpore was badly beaten up, our polling agents were denied entry into the polling stations and were thrashed by TMC-sponsored goons. The entire voting process has been rigged by the TMC. It is our demand that in Barrackpore parliamentary constituency, re-election should be done. We will meet the Election Commission today,” Prakash Javadekar, the incumbent union minister of human resources development, belonging to the