Agartala: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tripura unit on Monday threatened to launch vigorous movement against leftists in the state for resorting to attack on its supporters and warned police to be neutral in discharging duties. BJP president Biplab Kumar Deb said here that CPI-M cadres have been continuing assault and threat on the BJP supporters mostly in South Tripura and a few locations of West Tripura following sudden growth of the party in the state.
He said BJP staged a road blockade at Udaipur in Gomati district on Sunday protesting attacks on two BJP supporters at Chhataria area by CPI-M cadres, as the victims took part in the celebration of BJP’s victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on March 11 last.
Hundreds of BJP followers and leaders took out a protest rally at Udaipur and blocked the National Highway demanding arrest of the accused persons.
The demonstrators alleged despite lodging specific complaints police did not take any action and rather helped the accused to stay absconding, Deb stated.
He further pointed out that CPI-M cadres have killed BJP’s tribal front leader Chanmohan Tripura in Gandacherra, raped a tribal lady and several other females had to face atrocities and more than 100 workers were assaulted by the cadres but the government did not take any action.
“More than a lakh of voters joined in BJP in past six months in different parts of the party leaving the ruling CPI-M and others. The party is all set to install government in Tripura in 2018 and after coming in power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Goa, common people have become desperate against hostile CPI-M,” Deb alleged.
He however, pointed out that CPI-M won the previous elections in Tripura by manipulating the entire electioneering with the help of a section of officers in the administration and added, “In past 24 years uninterrupted rule in Tripura, CPI-M has posted their cadres in important positions in the administration who have been working for the party directly.” The rule of law is not at all exist in Tripura where entire administration and police have been functioning under political control of CPI-M and even police do not register a simple case unless direction comes from the party and leaders, he alleged.
“Not only BJP workers and supporters were facing atrocities from CPI-M whoever opposing the misdeed of the party and government even the honest communists are subject to torture and humiliated by the corrupt lobby of Manik Sarkar led team. We made it clear if party does not stop atrocities on us and government doesn’t allow administration and police function properly, we have to seek s helter from central government for restoring democracy and public order,” Deb reiterated.
He further stated buoyed by the results of five state assembly poll, BJP Chief Amit Shah has now turned eyes to Tripura and on Monday Deb left for Delhi to discuss the latest situation of the state with central leadership to install BJP led government here. (UNI)
