AGARTALA / JIRANIA, Jan 14 (TIWN): SP West’s illegal order of firing on innocent civilians above knee, seriously injuring 6 behind their body’s backside proved that intention was to kill, not self defense as claimed by Tripura’s most criminal minded Police officer Ajit Pratap Singh. Demanding Judicial investigation in Jirania Police firing incident, Ex-Chief Minister Manik Sarkar raised question if police had shot the agitators in self defence then why they were injured from the backside, not on the chest ? “A common sense says that the firing was done with attacking mode, either police were running after them and the firing could have been avoided”, said Manik Sarkar while addressing media at Jirania. Manik Sarkar has visited Madhabbari violence incident on Monday as well as met the police firing victims’ family members. ADC CEM Radhacharan Debbarma, Ex-Minister Tapan Chakraborty, Ratan Bhowmik, leader Pabitra Kar, MP Shankar Prasad Datta also made visits along with the former Chief Minister.

The critically injured youth Sumit Debbarma’s mother had broken down in tears with the visits of the CPI-M leaders (Sumit is a member of NESO organization was injured by brutal firing of TSR during agitation against citizenship bill). However, Manik Sarkar consoled all the families saying, nothing happened to their children and after returning from hospitals, they will start their colleges. But what surprised people is that till day Chief Minister Biplab Deb who is also the Home Minister didn’t visit Madhabbari, neither met the victims. Moreover, even after all non-BJP parties demand of Judicial investigation in the police firing incident, Govt didn’t order Judicial investigation, rather Govt had shutdown internet connectivity for long 4 days. 

On the day of the incident almost all the political parties leaders had met the GB hospital victims except Tripura Home Minister cum Chief Minister Biplab Deb.INPT, IPFT, IPFT(Tipraha), CPI-M all leaders have rushed to GB hospital after brutal attack on Tipura youths at Jirania police firing incident, but after ordering firing on innocents, Biplab Deb didn’t pay any visit at there.

Chief Minister is using 20 vehicle convoy, with ambulance service whereas his police led by SP West Ajit Pratap Singh have conducted the unannounced firing.All the people of Tiprasa regardless political identity have demanded suspension of SP West and resignation of Chief Minister Biplab Deb.

Surprisingly Chief Minister Biplab Deb in his facebook page even though posted his Pilak visit, celebrating some family event but never condemned the brutal attack on the tribal innocent youths.

Instead of taking action against police, with a major setback for indigenous supporting regional parties and student organization INPT and TSF under Biplab Deb led Police Dept have registered cases against 500 Tiprasa youths in Ranir Bazar and Jirania police stations, who are members of INPT and TSF in Jirania’s Madhabbari police firing incident. Against TSF Secretary Bishu Debbarma, President Upendra Debbarma, leader Sunil Debbarma and around 500 TSF students the case was registered. Case No-4/19 under IPC 148/149 / 333/ 153/ 307/ 436 427 is under investigation. But till now, which police officials were involved in this firing on students, no clarification yet has come in this regard, whereas there are demand from regional parties for suspension of SP West AJit Pratapa Singh who led the whole firing episode without announcement. NESO, IPFT Tipraha calling press conference has condemned the whole episode and almost all pollical parties have condemned the overall incident including looting of shops, setting fire on houses whereas police firing was on the top list of condemnation.  There was also a charge additionally imposed National Highway Act & Arms Act 27.

However, Manik Sarkar and his party CPI-M have come with demand of Judicial investigation in Madhab Bari police firing incident.