AGARTALA, Dec 17 (TIWN): In a historic Judgement, Tripura High Court Hon. Justice Subhashish Talapatra taken strong exception of Tripura Police’s politically motivated harassment against Media Owners & their families, warned SP West, passed order to immediately stop Police harassment of TIWN Editor Saumen Sarkar’s Senior Citizen Parents Gopal Sarkar, Niyati Sarkar, ordered SP West to provide them Police Protection immediately and never commit any illegal step of entering their Agartala house and illegally questioning, harassing under the pretext of cases against TIWN Editor. In a rare step to protect Democracy and Citizen-rights, Tripura High Court within 24 hours of case's 1st hearing on yesterday, summoned SP West Ajit Pratap Singh to High Court on Thursday, Dec 17 and passed this historical Judgement. Senior Advocate & High Court Bar Association Secretary Bhaskar Debbarma represented TIWN Editor Saumen Sarkar’s parents in High Court. Also Eminent Lawyer Bikash Bhattacharjee advised on Legal Planning in this case. TIWN Editor grateful to Tripura High Court for upholding Democracy, stopping Police brutality, ordering SP West Ajit Pratap to stop all Illegal activities which are Politically motivated and ordered by Chief Minister Biplab Deb, BJP General Secretary Pratima Bhowmik as TIWN exposed various criminal acts of Pratima Bhowmik.

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AGARTALA, Jan 17 (TIWN): BJP is all set to begin campaigning for upcoming Lok Sabha election with fake claims about “sushashan” (good governance) in Tripura, aimed to bloom two lotuses in Tripura. Today President of Bhartiya Janta Party Yuva Morcha BJYM Poonam Mahajan has addressed youths from Arunchal and through video conference the state BJP youths have joined her. Amid “emergency” like situation in Tripura, followed 4 days internet connectivity was cut here after massive violence in Jirania, the Morcha activists claimed that under Biplab Deb good governance is existing in Tripura whereas under PM Modi same is going on across India. BJP even though far from fulfilling its Vision Documents promises, unemployment problems have spiked up in 10 months and everyday lawless attacks are going on, but has started party propaganda without any meaningful “report card” in hand. Earlier, in Panchayat and Municipal election, BJP came in open rigging and didn’t allow opposition to fight the election. Mass resentment increased huge in last 10 months. From unemployed youths to poor people, the vote banks for BJP to be tough in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.General elections are due to be held in India between April and May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. The elections can be held at an earlier date if the Council of Ministers recommends dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha to the President of India.

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AGARTALA, Jan 17 (TIWN): To mitigate the traffic jam problems flyover construction project was taken in hand but around a year has been crossed but the flyover left without any development at the finishing level. With various excuses, in the name of testing, BJP led Govt of Tripura has delayed the project inauguration for more than 10 months increasing risks of the flyover future and its support-base. Agartala city is the biggest victim of such jams. Even on Thursday hundreds of vehicle came under traffic jam as the city remained paralyzed due to poor traffic management and huge numbers of increased vehicles. Patient parties and Airport / Railway Station goers faced the highest jolts on the National Highway and other routes. The jam basically fueled from the Nagerjala-Battala area with a huge space has been occupied by under-construction flyover project at there for years. BJP Govt is not taking any step to complete the flyover by fixing the alleged 'faults' in the pillars were found, which has already ended the deadline of the flyover.With "corruption in construction" allegation, the first flyover's inauguration is being delayed in Tripura. Due to the delay in the inauguration, there is no relief for the travelers yet from massive traffic jam. Whether the flyover will be inaugurated or not it has triggered question.

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