TMC Slams ECI Over 'Mysterious' Fire That Destroyed 4,000 Voting Machines

Earlier this week, Kolkata Police constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the fire incident at the South 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad office. | India News

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The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI) after a massive fire gutted nearly 4,000 EVMs stored in a government building in Kolkata.

The party has demanded a transparent investigation, questioning whether the incident was a deliberate attempt to make 'crucial evidence vanish after tampering with Democracy.'

The TMC cast doubt on the timing and circumstances of the incident, terming the loss of critical electoral equipment as 'mysterious.'

The party further questioned the integrity of the event, asking, 'Was this merely an accident...or a calculated attempt to make crucial evidence vanish after tampering with Democracy itself?'

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the fire incident at the South 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad office near Alipore Court.