Rigging: Akhil ups ante on Agnihotri

KMSS on Sunday demanded immediate arrest of Guwahati returning officer Ashotosh Kumar Agnihotri in connection with the vote rigging in Jalukbari on Thursday.

Addressing press conference in Guwahati, KMSS president Akhil Gogoi alleged that the incident did not took place without his knowledge.

Gogoi also demanded repoll in the entire Jalukbari assembly segment and a CBI probe into the entire incident in view of clear evidence of rigging.

“Earlier we raised doubts over the functioning of the electronic voting machines. But the election authorities hardly listened to us,” said Gogoi.