TIWN Dec 12, 2022
AGARTALA, Dec 12 (TIWN): Unemployed job aspirants were beaten up by Police in front of Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath’s house after they staged a protest demanding jobs for the STGT qualified candidates. In the police attack, even a pregnant woman was beaten up. She was also not assist with any medical help by police. The STGT-qualified candidates had gheraoed Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath’s home seeking jobs for them who were qualified before three months. After hours of protests, Ratan Lal Nath called the agitators and a few of them met him but the Minister scolded them and also informed that “No Fund” is available to the Finance Dept to recruit them. Shocked unemployed youths came out of his house and asked, if no funds then why the interview was taken. The protest continued and Ratan Lal Nath came out of his home, further scolded the protesters in front of the media and left for his office. As soon as Ratan Lal Nath left the place, the Police started beating up them.
However, lathi charge was pre-planned as the Minister left and within a few seconds, peacefully protesting agitators were attacked by police.
Many youths were injured in the deadly attack. Girls, pregnant women nobody was spared from the brutality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CP0w66zXyg TIWN YouTube Link, Police Brutality on a Pregnant lady.
An injured woman who was crying told media, “We are protesting due to our crisis. We are suffering from unemployment. It was Education Minister who promised to solve our problems and now he is not keeping his words. Whenever we protest, we are arrested, beaten up. Why ?”