The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on November 23 the Trinamool Congress Party's plea seeking contempt action against the Tripura government and others for failing to curtail violent incidents against opposition parties in the run up to the upcoming local body polls. The situation in the state is very volatile and it has gone from bad to worse. "The plea for contempt action has been filed as there are repeated incidents of violence and false cases are being lodged against their members," he added. The local body election process commenced on October 22 after the notification and polling will take place on November 25. Polling for a municipal corporation, thirteen Municipal Councils and six Nagar Panchayats in the Tripura will be held on November 25.

Source: The Telegraph November 22, 2021 22:19 UTC