Agartala: West Tripura district magistrate clamped curfew this evening following three hours long clash between Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters here.
As many as 12 persons including BJP Vice President Subal Bhowmik, Trinamool Student Wing’s leader Vicky Prasad, two photo journalists and two police men were injured in the incident. At least three vehicles were damaged in the attack of the violent mob.
However, Superintendent of Police (West) Abhijit Saptrasi said the situation is under control and authority has made extra deployment across the city and some politically sensitive locations of the district to avert any further flare up.
District Magistrate Milindramtake said 144 of CrPC has been promulgated initially in Agartala and later extended to entire district as part of precautionary measure to maintain peace and tranquillity and said, “The assembly of three and more persons are prohibited in the district until further order.”
BJP state committee leader Prasenjit Chakraborty told media that the madal president of BJP Bordowali (Agartala) Jayanta Dey was attacked by Sandeep Roybarman, the elder brother of Trinamool Congress MLA Sudip Roybarman this afternoon when he was erecting party flags and festoons nearby their house in the city. “He was beaten up severely and shifted to hospital. Soon after getting the information BJP workers were rushed to the spot and TMC supporters carried out organised attack on them. Finally, when they were assembled in front of West Agartala police station seeking justice, TMC workers assaulted them in front of police,” Chakraborty said.
BJP Vice President Bhowmik was injured when a TMC supporter pelted stone on him. However, police did not make any arrangement to shift him to hospital and three others of their supporters were injured in front of police but there was no provision for their evacuation in the hospital, he alleged.
On the other, TMC MLA Sudip Roybarman alleged that there was a get together in a local club as part of celebration of holi and supporters of all parties were attended it as social gathering. Suddenly, BJP workers entered into the club and attacked them, which left three of them injured, he stated. (UNI)
