CPI(M) meets CEC on special observer's meeting with Tripura BJP chief

The CPI(M) today dubbed "unusual" the appointment of a special observer for the Assembly election in Tripura and objected to his closed-door meeting with the state BJP president.
A CPI(M) delegation met Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat and expressed concerns over the appointment of the special observer.
The CPI(M) said the appointment "seems an unusual step".
"There have been reports of his closed-door meeting with the state BJP president in the chamber of Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura, which has created confusion among the people," the CPI(M) alleged.
A CPI(M) statement read: "The CEC said he will ask for a written report on the circumstances in which the special observer met the BJP president of Tripura."

The Election Commission has appointed ITBP Director General R K Pachnanda the special observer for the election in Tripura.