Tripura: 45 tribals injured in pre-poll violence
Agartala,
Feb
21:
At
least
45
people
were
injured
in
a
pre-poll
violence
at
Ampura
area
under
Ramchandraghat
constituency
in
West
Tripura.
According
to
official
sources,
22
of
the
injured
were
shifted
to
Agartala
Government
Medical
College
in
critical
condition
late
night
and
others
were
undergoing
treatment
in
Khowai
sub-divisional
hospital.
Police said, people, mostly tribals, owing allegience to CPI(M), were attacked by miscreants on their way home from a party meeting. The criminals roughed them up severely and allegedly threatened them not to cast the votes on February 23 election to the Tripura assembly. A huge contingent of paramilitary forces rushed to the spot and the authorities deployment extra forces in the area and urged the people to maintain peace.
"We have announced that security would be provided to every voter, so that they can exercise their franchise freely," said Tripura Police Chief K T D Singh and added that suspected BNCT militants were involved in the incident.
Earlier, the outfit had made postering in the area asking people to not to takle part in the election. Meanwhile, CPI(M) state committee accused opposition Congress- INPT alliance for the incident and stated that they were trying to trigger tension ahead of polls to keep the Left front supports away.
The party demanded immediate action against the culprits.
UNI