AGARTALA, Jan 9 (TIWN): Avoiding any “judgemental” comment on Jirania police firing incident on Tuesday, 20 years experienced as former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar who is nationally recognized for curbing insurgency problems in Tripura, after meeting the police firing victims at GB hospital, said that even though nothing can be said right now in which situation police started firing but till now what has been assumed that this firing could be avoided. “The agitators blocked national highway while protesting against Citizenship Bill 2016 and this is their democratic right to do this. The firing led after a section of people (BJP) attempted to stop the protest and a clash occurred.Similar situation erupted in Tripura earlier, but I think the firing could be avoided. I met 5 victims are in stable condition, however, one has sent outside for better treatment”. “This bill is opposed by us (CPI-M) too and it’s a democratic right that people will protest, hold strikes, There is nothing wrong in that. They have tried to exercise their democratic right, but firing is beyond understanding”, Sarkar said.Manik Sarkar also has sought Govt’s statement on this issue and what situation bound police to start firing.

“The whole situation was erupted after a group went to stop the strikers”, Sarkar said.

Former Minister Badal Choudhury, Manik Dey, Tapan Chakraborty, ADC CEM Radhacharan Debbarma also visited GB hospital with Manik Sarkar.

It can be mentioned here that before Assembly Election IPFT with thousands of Tiprasa supporters for 10 days blocked national highway in Tipraland demands, railway whereas Biplab Deb Govt has failed to control a few hours protest.

Moreover, when SP West Ajit Pratap Singh is now trying to defend himself, when BJP attacked oppositions in broad day light during election times from Dukli to Mohonpur area, SP West didn’t take any action when similar attacks were done on common men and opposition in last 10 months. Police also were silent in each stone pelting incidents in Udaipur, Dukli like places but what situation created that police who is known as “savior” turned “dictator” at Jiranai?

Tensed situation in Tripura as at least 6 youths were injured today, 2 serious after SP West Ajit Pratap Singh led sudden firing order bleeds Jirania’s Dasharam para in Madhab Bari area when a little clash occurred at there during protest against Citizenship Bill, as a part of Northeastwise protest.

The victim side said that during a road blockade in peaceful movement, two teams came face to face but suddenly police started firing but for that police neither announced anything in prior led the brutal incident.

A major section of the indigenous people demanded, Chief Minister Biplab Deb resignation from Home Ministry as well as from Chief Ministry. Other regional parties have pressed IPFT to withdraw its support from BJP which is in alliance to hold the power.