India, April 8 -- A meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the Election Commission of India on Wednesday turned contentious, with the TMC alleging it was told to "get lost" during the brief interaction. Meanwhile, the poll panel reportedly said that TMC MP Derek O'Brien was asked to maintain decorum.

The TMC claimed that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar asked its representatives to "get lost" at the end of the seven-minute meeting, while the poll panel accused the delegation of raising their voices and behaving disruptively.

Speaking to mediapersons after the meeting, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien said the delegation had submitted letters from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to the CEC. He added that ...