KOCHI, April 20 -- Enthused and energised by the presence of Prakash Karat, Brinda Karat and Sitaram Yechury, the Big Three of the party, for election campaign in the State, the CPI(M) cadre is on a mission to subvert polling in many constituencies.
Five polling officials were put on suspension for dereliction of duty on Friday as the local CPI(M) leader in Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency was shown helping a 92-year old woman voter to cast her vote.
According to Election Commission of India guidelines, senior citizens above the age of 85 could vote from their homes itself and they need not take the grueling walk from home to the polling booth and back.
Devi, the nonagenarian voter in booth number 164 of Kasaragod Lok sabha constituency ...