BJP leader kidnapped, interference in polls by insurgents will not be tolerated: Arunachal Chief Electoral Officer
BJP leader was kidnapped in Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pawan Kumar Sain on Wednesday said no interference in the poll process by underground elements will be tolerated and stringent action will be initiated against such activities. Sain's assertion came following abduction of the BJP leader by insurgents in Longding district and the alleged use of underground elements by a poll contestant in the same district which falls under the Arunachal East Lok Sabha seat.
Inspector General of Police (Law & Order) Chukhu Apa acknowledged the abduction and said that police and paramilitary forces are on the job to rescue the person.
The IGP, however, refused to provide details of the incident.
Longding Deputy Commissioner Bekir Nyorak and Superintendent of Police Dekio Gumja declined to speak.
The northeastern state, which has two Lok Sabha seats, will hold the elections to the parliamentary and 60-member assembly simultaneously on April 19. However, out of the total 60, the ruling BJP already won ten unopposed.
«We have convened a high-level security meeting today to discuss the incident and the deputy commissioners of Longding and Tirap were directed to ensure that there should not be any interference in the poll process by any underground groups,» the CEO told a press conference here.
Assam Rifles and other paramilitary forces have been asked to intensify security measures, Sain said.
Naga insurgents are active in three eastern districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding and they indulge in
