Agartala: The Left parties will hold a ‘dharna’ outside Parliament on Tuesday to protest against the “murder of democracy in West Bengal and Tripura”, a CPI-M leader said here on Monday.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, senior Left leaders from West Bengal and MPs of Left parties among other leaders will participate in the demonstration.
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) central committee member Bijan Dhar said protest rallies and demonstrations will also be held in many states including West Bengal and Tripura on Tuesday.
“Democracy and people’s rights have been totally devastated in West Bengal and Tripura. Total lawlessness prevails in these two states. Ruling party cadres and a section of leaders are directly involved in attacks on offices and houses belonging to opposition parties. (IANS)