Alleging attacks, Tripura BJP seeks Election Commission intervention

AGARTALA: Accusing CPM and Congress of perpetrating attacks on the ruling party supporters to unleash a reign of terror in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, Tripura BJP on Sunday demanded intervention of the Election Commission (EC) to restore normalcy. Congress, on the other hand, staged a protest in front of R K Pur police station of Udaipur alleging attack on its candidate Subal Bhowmik by BJP members.
In a press conference, BJP spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharjee alleged that at least three of its supporters had suffered serious injuries in the hands of opposition activists at Lalitbazar in Mandai police station of Jirania on Saturday night and claimed one of them has been under treatment at Agartala Govt Medical College in a critical condition.
Meanwhile, Congress candidate Subal Bhowmik told the media that BJP workers attacked their road show at Tulamura market of Udaipur under Gomati district on Sunday afternoon. At least three Congress supporters were injured and ten motorbikes were damaged in the board daylight attack in presence of police.
Bhowmik alleged that chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb had been openly instigating his party activists to launch attacks on the opposition members and reduced police to mere mute spectators. This is for the third time the Congress candidate accused BJP of attacking him during the poll campaign but nobody has been arrested so far, he said.
"When a Congress vehicle, followed by a bike rally, reached Tulamura market, a group of miscreants armed with sticks came out ofthe BJP office and attacked the rally. They left three of our members injured. When we retaliated, they ran away. Interestingly, role of police at the spot was mere spectator," Bhowmik said.