BJP heading in the lines of CPI-M in Tripura, alleges Congress

Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee President Pijush Biswas on Thursday condemned violent clashes between CPI-M and the BJP reported from several parts of the state

Agartala:Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee President Pijush Biswas on Thursday said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was heading in the same path of violent politics, which was once adopted by former ruling party Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).

Addressing a press conference at the party’s state headquarters here in Agartala, Biswas said, “the BJP has bagged power in Tripura just because people of the state were fed up with the CPI-M’s misrule. Added to this, BJP’s tall empty promises succeeded to lure voters to the ballots. But, within just three and half years, people realised their mistake.”

The CPI-M in Tripura mastered the art of political violence. “Countless people, public representatives and leaders had been killed just for subscribing to an ideology that does not suit the Left masters. The whole script of CPI-M’s crimes cannot be completed in one night. But, what left us shattered is that the BJP is just carrying forward their culture”, said Biswas, reacting to the reports of violent clashes between CPI-M and the BJP from several parts of the state.

“We, as Congressmen, vehemently condemn such a culture of promoting violence. An eye instead of an eye will make the whole country blind. Since the last few days, people frightened by these violent face-offs of the ruling and opposition parties, have started to lock themselves inside their homes.

In some places, CPI-M is showing their strength, in other parts the BJP is flexing muscles. And, due to such incidents, the general public is in big trouble”, Biswas pointed out. Biswas also condemned the attacks on “Pratibadi Kalam” and “PB 24” media houses.