The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and the Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) to "immediately" deploy two additional forces for ensuring free and fair civic body elections in Tripura. The apex court has asked the Union home ministry to provide two additional companies of the Central Armed Police Forces. However, the ruling party denied these allegations. The run-up to Tripura civic polls became a cause celebre due to violence, arrests, sit-ins in the national capital of Delhi and with the Supreme Court intervening to ask officials to ensure peaceful polling. The polls were announced by Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) to 20 urban local bodies, including Agartala Municipal Corporation in all the eight districts in the state.

Source: Hindustan Times November 25, 2021 19:31 UTC