Dharmanagar

Tripura Minister Sudhanshu Das has criticized the opposition, calling the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation "illogical and baseless".

Speaking to ANI in Agartala, Das strongly condemned the protest led by Rahul Gandhi and the Congress. He said people should not pay much attention to what "Nakli Gandhi" says. India is known as the mother of democracy in the world, he added.

He also questioned the Congress record in Tripura. Two years ago, Panchayat polls were held for around 6,500 seats, but the party contested only 731 of them. "If you contest only 731 out of 6,500 seats and cannot field candidates in the rest, does that mean you will simply say there was vote chori after losing?" Das asked.

Congress has lost over 96 elections: Das

On the Village Committee elections held in the TTAADC area on September 27, he pointed out that Congress contested fewer than 400 of the total 4,597 seats. In his view, the party has lost more than 96 elections under Rahul Gandhi's leadership and is now trying to shift the blame onto others.

Das also referred to a recent election in Dharmanagar, where CPI(M) state secretary and Leader of Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury reportedly said Congress would not be able to appoint counting agents. "People should check the facts before making allegations against electoral institutions," he said.

Congress has demanded action against the CEC over alleged irregularities in the electoral-roll revision process. The Election Commission has rejected the allegations and said its actions are in line with the law.