AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb while interacting with State Police officials said that an SP is more powerful than a DM and the elected member of any area is the highest authority and thus police have to listen to him/ her.

He also suggested, like a Chief Minister OC can call ‘Janata Durbar’ and OC is responsible for each crime happening in own areas.

Biplab Deb further said, “Police are bound by Govt. Whatever Govt will say, police will do that. The opposition may criticize it but police have to listen to the Govt and the elected members as people chose the candidates and it is the by-the-people Govt”.

However, in case of local opposition leaders, the scenario is totally opposite under Biplab Govt and police in Tripura are bound to act according to Ruling party’s interest.  

Moreover, police in Tripura have appeared before the court many times due to illegal actions and according to the law, only police were responsible for their faulty works under political influence and no Minister, CM or leader is liable to the court.