Tripura: CPI(M) supporter killed allegedly by BJP panchayat pradhan

A 55yearold CPIM supporter was killed allegedly by a BJP panchayat pradhan in Tripuras Khowai district police said on SundayThe incident took place when CPIM supporter Dilip Sukla Das in an inebriated state engaged in a quarrel with Dwarikapur gram panchayat pradhan Krishna Kamal Das on Saturday evening over alleged nonallotment of PMAY housing and other government benefits to him a senior police officer saidDuring the argument the gram panchayat pradhan allegedly lost his cool and hit the CPIM supporter on the head with a blunt object He fell down and started bleeding profusely He was first taken to Khowai district hospital with serious head injuries and was later referred to GBP Hospital in Agartala where he succumbed to his injuries on Sunday morning Teliamura Subdivisional Police Officer SDPO Prasun Tripura told PTI over the phoneA police complaint was registered and the accused was arrested he saidThe CPIM however alleged that the BJP panchayat pradhan and his driver murdered the CPIM supporter who had worked hard for the party in the recently concluded assembly pollsThe BJP fearing impending defeat has unleashed a reign of terror across the state like it did in the last five years The CPIM supporters murder is testimony to that fact People have already given the mandate to end the fascist rule in Tripura senior CPIM leader Ratan Das told reportersPolice prevented CPIM workers from taking the body to the party headquarters claiming that it could lead to the worsening of the law and order situation but later allowed the mortal remains to be taken to Circuit House for offering of floral tributesAlso read BJP wants to make India a country of Nathuram Godse Tejashwi Yadav slams Centre over BBC surveyLeader of Opposition Manik Sarkar and CPIM state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury said it was unfortunate that the police prevented the party workers from taking the body to the party headquarters for paying their last tributesThere might be political pressure on the police to act in such a manner Sarkar told reportersA Left Front team headed by its convener Narayan Kar submitted a memorandum to Chief Electoral Officer CEO Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao on Saturday seeking his intervention to stop incidents of violence in the northeastern stateBJPs Khowai district president and MLA Pinaki Das Chowdhury said that the death of the CPIM leader was unfortunate but it was not politically motivated in any way The accused was arrested and an investigation is underway I condemn those trying to politicise the death to create tension he saidBJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee alleged that the CPIM and the Congress were unleashing terror in parts of the state after peaceful polling We are closely monitoring the situation and are capable of handling it he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever