Left, Congress leaders to raise issue of post-poll violence in Tripura in Parliament

Taking serious note of the post-poll clashes and violence in BJP-ruled Tripura, a Left-Congress delegation on Saturday said it would raise the issue in Parliament to bring the matter to the knowledge of all countrymen.

Members of the delegation, which came under attack from miscreants in Nehalchandranagar on Friday during their tour of violence-hit areas, also said that senior Left and Congress leaders would meet President Draupadi Murmu and apprise him of “terrorism”. Strategy launched by BJP and RSS in states ruled by saffron camp.

Three people have been arrested so far in connection with Friday’s incident in Nehalchandranagar area of ​​Sepahijala district.

Addressing a press conference, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Elmaram Karim claimed that “BJP-RSS backed goons have not only attacked the people of the state but also destroyed their means of livelihood”. Because many of them were forced to. to run away from home.

“The police are not taking action against trouble-makers, allowing them to roam freely in the northeastern state to create more vandalism. It appears that law and order in Tripura is completely out of order,” he told reporters. has collapsed and the government has miserably failed to maintain peace.” Here.

Karim, who arrived here along with seven MPs and senior leaders to take stock of the situation in Tripura, said the fact-finding delegation met Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya and briefed him about the current situation in the state where elections are being held. was conducted on 16 February and the result was declared on 2 March.

The CPI(M) leader said the governor assured the delegation that he would look into the matter and take necessary action.

“We will raise this issue of post-poll violence in both houses of Parliament to draw the attention of the country. People outside the state are not aware of the grave situation here,” he said.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Ajay Kumar, who was also present at the press meet, claimed that the BJP has established “Talibani Raj” in Tripura.

Expressing concern over the attack on the MP delegation, Kumar said incidents of violence have been taking place in the state for a long time but no measures have been taken to restore peace and order.

He said, ‘Neither the Prime Minister nor the Home Minister has given any statement on the attack on the MP delegation in Tripura. This is an insult to the Parliament.

Over 1,000 incidents of post-poll violence have been recorded in the state, CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chowdhary said, adding “youth belonging to the opposition camp had to leave home and run for their lives in the wake of unabated attacks”. We want that the government should have sympathy for the people affected in the post-poll violence.”

Tripura Congress President Birjit Sinha claimed that if nothing was done immediately to stop the miscreants, a “civil war-like situation” could break out in the state.

CPI(M)’s Rajya Sabha MP Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya was also present in the meeting.

Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya alleged that there was a deep-rooted conspiracy behind the attack on the delegation.

“The Left and the Congress are only trying to defame the BJP on the national platform. Chief Minister Manik Saha, who is in Delhi, has already spoken to the DGP and directed him to take strict legal action against those involved in the attack ” Party leaders have also discussed the matter with local office bearers,” Bhattacharjee said.

The BJP-IPFT government recently returned to power in the state for a second consecutive term, with the saffron party winning 32 seats in the 60-member assembly and the regional outfit securing one constituency.

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