Opposition leader and CPM politburo member Manik Sarkar, alleged that during Wednesday’s violence and arson police were in most places mute spectators. Sarkar said he had spoken to Chief Secretary, Kumar Alok, and senior police officials, requesting them to stop these pre-planned political violence.
“The attacks were committed on the CPM office and workers in as many as 8-10 places”, he said.
However, BJP spokesman Nabendu Bhattacharjee accused the former Chief Minister himself saying that Sarkar has been instigating violence in different parts of Tripura to create lawlessness in the peaceful state.
“On Monday (Sept 6), Sarkar, while visiting his Assembly constituency in Dhanpur, provoked the CPI-M workers to unleash attacks on the BJP workers. People of the state do not want to repeat the political violence that was a regular feature during the 25 years of CPI-M rule.
” Today (Wednesday), when the BJP members and leaders were holding rallies in Agartala and in other parts of the state, stones were hurled on them by the CPI-M workers,” Bhattacharjee said.
