Mahanta blames EC for violence

GUWAHATI, MAY 4. The Chief Minister of Assam, Mr. Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, today came down heavily upon the Election Commission (EC) holding it responsible for the pre-poll violence in the State.

``The Government had repeatedly demanded holding of election in three phases but in supreme arrogance and mistrust of the Government's stand and lack of foresight, the EC decided to hold election on a single day,'' Mr. Mahanta said in a statement released by the party secretary, Mr. Kartick Hazarika.

Alleging that the ULFA was creating violence at the instance of the Congress, Mr. Mahanta, said the EC, by its ``miscalculation and mis-judgment has made itself vulnerable to the charge that it is working against the interest of the State and its people for furthering the interest of the Congress.''

``Under these circumstances, the EC is squarely responsible for all that is happening in the State,'' he said.

- PTI

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