CPI(M) demands impartial probe into Tripura violence, says proper arrangements missing at camp for displaced people

A delegation of CPI(M) state secretariat members visited different areas of Gandatwisa on Thursday and interacted with people who were affected in the violence.

Later, the team went to the relief camp and interacted with the violence-affected families who took refuge in the camp. Speaking to the reporters at the CPI(M) headquarters here, party secretary and leader of opposition Jitendra Chaudhury said they found that there was no proper arrangement of drinking water, sanitation, mosquito nets and medical facilities in the camp.

“We demand the state administration to make proper arrangements of food, drinking water, sanitation, mosquito nets, and medical camps till they (the affected) return to their respective homes. The government should also make proper planning for providing maximum compensation to them for the properties damaged in the violence and provide adequate security for them,” said Chaudhury.

He also demanded the state government to conduct an impartial probe into all the incidents that took place in the area.

In reference to the death of Parameshwar Reang, Chaudhury said that the death was an “accident” and alleged that the violence after the death occurred due to misgovernance of the BJP-IPFT government over the last six years.

He also alleged that the “elements” behind lawlessness are used to grab power, especially by the saffron party.

Earlier in July, a delegation of ministers and leaders of the BJP faced protests from people at Gandatwisa after they reached out to those affected in the violence.

The aggrieved villagers also demanded for a full-fledged survey to ascertain losses sustained in the conflict, a detailed investigation to identify people who were intentionally involved in the conflict, deployment of sufficient security personnel in the area and commencement of camps by security forces to prevent any future flare up.

The leaders, however, said that that was an outburst of distressed people, not a protest.

“Our government is committed to ensure that these people receive their compensation at the earliest. Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has instructed us to take initiatives so that these affected people can return to their homes at the earliest,” BJP minister Tinku Roy had said during his visit last month.

Meanwhile, a delegation of the Congress party led by former minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Sudip Roy Barman and state Congress president Ashish Kumar Saha was halted on the pretext that their visit could disrupt the prevailing peace. The grand old party later demanded a judicial investigation into the incident.