New Delhi, April 30 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued a clarification hours after Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders staged a sit-in protest outside Khudiram Anushilan Kendra.

This came after West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo, Mamata Banerjee, urged the party workers, leaders, and polling agents to maintain a 24-hour vigil over strongrooms housing EVMs, ANI reported.

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