In a series of tweets Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar on Friday came down heavily on opposition CPM for instigating violence all over the state in a desperate bid to stage a comeback in political space.
“For the past 3 years Tripura has seen all round peace and prosperity with radical improvements in law & order situation. Political opposition led by CPM has been rattled by this. In their desperation to regain lost political ground they attempted to plunge Tripura into lawlessness”, he tweeted.
Deb’s criticism mostly targeted former Chief Minister and CPM Politburo member Manik Sarkar for ‘leading drugs mafia and others’ to vitiate the peaceful environment of the state. The Chief Minister alleged that the opposition CPM was trying to push the state into a state of lawlessness.
“On 6th Sep, Former CM Manik Sarkar, led a mob of drugs mafias and instigated them to attack BJP workers in Sonamura. Several BJP workers were severely injured and a few are still fighting for life in GB hospital. This has been the political modus operandi mastered by CPM”, Deb tweeted.
The Chief Minister also reminded the CPI-M that the people of new Tripura would not tolerate such political violence anymore. He cautioned that the miscreants involved in such attacks would be identified and punished as per law.
“I wish to remind the CPM that in our new Tripura such violent political behaviour will not be tolerated by its people. It will be my utmost endeavour to identify and punish each miscreant as per law. Peace is and will be a non-negotiable tenet of BJP led government,” Deb said in a seperate tweet.
In his reaction on the recent attack on the office of Pratibadi Kalam newspaper, Deb assured that the attackers would be identified and speedy justice would be ensured.
“I have also heard disturbing reports of an attack on the office of a media outlet. Media is fourth pillar of our democracy and should be respected by all. We will identify those behind the attack & ensure speedy justice. I stand with all my media friends in solidarity,” Deb tweeted.
