AGARTALA, Dec 1 (TIWN): Tripurainfoway.com (TIWN) Editor on Friday night talking to Hallabol news channel of Tripura from US has slammed the Biplab Deb Govt after 9 months of its formation and continuous dictatorship ran over state media. Calling Biplab Deb's ruling an "AUTOCRACY" not "Democracy", Saumen Sarkar said, the way Biplab Deb and his police are making decision, attacking media without bothering for law and court, there is no need of justice system them as "Biplab Deb himself is High Court and Supreme Court". As TIWN exposive news has shaken the political world of the state, so Biplab Deb and his police are working day night in mafia style how to shutdown TIWN. Being asked by Hallabol journalist why has Saumen Sarkar lodged FIR against SP West and Cyber Cell Dy SP under Section 191, 200, 500, 501, Sarkar said, "The way attacks upon media are going on in Tripura it does not match with democracy. Tripurainfoway.com has always published news based on truth and if any news is claimed as false, then anybody can knock the door of law and file "defamation" case, but instead of doing that Biplab Deb has pushed his police force to act illegally, harass journalists, my family members, threatening my journalists / photographers, day-night coming in the office. Before the election, day night BJP leaders used to come in my office, but I never imagined this Party after forming a Govt will day night indulge in attack upon the fourth-pillar-of-democracy. On yesterday also it came in news that how Mrinalini ENN channel was closed. This is not democracy, this is autocracy and autocracy is run by dictators. There is no difference between Saddam Hussein and Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb". "Instead of cooperating with media and learning to develop the state with news input, Biplab Deb using police force to spot who is writing against the Govt and to attack them". Saumen Sarkar also said how his 82 years old father and 76 years old mother were harassed by police multiple times who has no link with the website.

"OC-Debasish Saha of East Agartala PS and SDPO Suman Majumder have asked my parents how I am running the media from America, whereas they have no link with my website and I am living in US since 20 years. They are going without any paper, any notice and nothing", Saumen Sarkar told Hallbol channel.

"I am under Govt outrage because before the election they (BJP) thought like other media, we will tolerate everything, but Tripurainfoway is run by American domain and totally non-profitable media. Thus, I have that freedom to write under US Govt, whereas if other channels broadcast like my channel either they will be attacked at home or killed, which already held in Tripura earlier", he added.

"My photographers are no more working. Day after day police attacked my Agartala office and asked who writes in Tripurainfoway.com ? SPO Suman Majumder, OC-Debasish Saha said they are instructed by Additional DGP Rajiv Singh for such activities and attack upon media", Sarkar told Hallabol anchor. 

"SP West Ajit Pratap Singh being a Govt servant brought false allegation against my website and wrote to the American domain complaining I am involved in criminal activities, which have no base. More interstingly, police is trying to be the decsion maker without bothering for law and the court. Who is police to decide who is gulty who is not ? How SP can call me a criminal. Thus, I have filed FIR and going to court of law and will prove SP Ajit Pratap is a criminal", he said.

"If Court decides that I am a guilty then only it will be decided by court what have to do, but not abiding the court they Biplab deb is using his police mechinary to extort media houses. The style of Tripura police is no way different that Battala, Gol Bazar mafia and entering houses of journalists , calling photographers in police station and threatening. If police can make such decsion, what is the necessity of court and judiciary then ? Under Biplab Deb, there is no need of judiciary. He himself is High Court and Supreme Court and his police are decsion makers".

Saumen Sarkar further mentioned, "If Biplab Deb is living in the Murkho-Rajyo thinking that he will be Chief Minister for his whole life, then he is wrong. Such political posts are given for a very temporary tenure".