Cong demands probe by HC judge into incidents of violence in Tripura
New Delhi Feb 27 PTI The Congress on Sunday demanded an independent probe by a high court judge into incidents of violence in Tripura and said the chief minister should resign as he has failed to put a check on themThe opposition party alleged that all such incidents of violence are being organised under the patronage of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party BJP in the northeastern stateCongress leader Alka Lamba told reporters here that violence is being perpetrated against the workers of her party in Tripura and the BJP government in the state is seeking to suppress the voice of people by imposing prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPCYou cannot suppress the voices emerging against the ruling BJP in Tripura by imposing prohibitory orders This is the failure of the state government and we demand that a sitting judge of the high court should probe all incidents of violence she saidAll incidents of violence in Tripura are being perpetrated by the BJP workers against the Congress and if the chief minister is unable to stop such violent incidents he has no right to occupy the position and should immediately resign Lamba saidShe alleged that the BJP is unable to take control of the law-and-order situation in Tripura and is trying to suppress voices of dissent by force adding that this will not be tolerated in a democracyLamba cited several incidents of violence in the recent past where Congress workers and meetings were attacked by BJP goons She said even women workers of the opposition party were not sparedThe Congress leader said the people of Tripura are coming out in the open against the BJP and this will reflect in the 2023 state Assembly pollsThe Supreme Court had on Friday allowed a petitioner seeking an independent and impartial probe by a special investigation team SIT into alleged incidents of violence that took place in Tripura last year to move the state high court which is seized of a similar matterA bench of justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant also directed the state police not to take any coercive action against petitioner Ehtesham Hashmi in case he chooses to appear before the Tripura High Court physically PTI SKC RC
New Delhi Feb 27 PTI The Congress on Sunday demanded an independent probe by a high court judge into incidents of violence in Tripura and said the chief minister should resign as he has failed to put a check on themThe opposition party alleged that all such incidents of violence are being organised under the patronage of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party BJP in the northeastern stateCongress leader Alka Lamba told reporters here that violence is being perpetrated against the workers of her party in Tripura and the BJP government in the state is seeking to suppress the voice of people by imposing prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPCYou cannot suppress the voices emerging against the ruling BJP in Tripura by imposing prohibitory orders This is the failure of the state government and we demand that a sitting judge of the high court should probe all incidents of violence she saidAll incidents of violence in Tripura are being perpetrated by the BJP workers against the Congress and if the chief minister is unable to stop such violent incidents he has no right to occupy the position and should immediately resign Lamba saidShe alleged that the BJP is unable to take control of the law-and-order situation in Tripura and is trying to suppress voices of dissent by force adding that this will not be tolerated in a democracyLamba cited several incidents of violence in the recent past where Congress workers and meetings were attacked by BJP goons She said even women workers of the opposition party were not sparedThe Congress leader said the people of Tripura are coming out in the open against the BJP and this will reflect in the 2023 state Assembly pollsThe Supreme Court had on Friday allowed a petitioner seeking an independent and impartial probe by a special investigation team SIT into alleged incidents of violence that took place in Tripura last year to move the state high court which is seized of a similar matterA bench of justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant also directed the state police not to take any coercive action against petitioner Ehtesham Hashmi in case he chooses to appear before the Tripura High Court physically PTI SKC RC
