AGARTALA / BISHALGARH, November 6 (TIWN): Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate of Bishalgarh Purander Prasad Pal sent Bimal Chakraborty to 14 days of jail custody on Wednesday. But on Wednesday people saw a new ' AVATAR' of Bimal Chakraborty. As usual while taking Bimal to the jail lockup from the prison van two constables tried to hold their grip on Bimal's hand(as is done with an accused). At this Bimal grew red in anger and uttered," Stop! Why are you so proactive (Eto tatparota keno)? " All on a sudden the two constables got scared and began to utter," Yes Sir. No Sir" Somehow a Sub Inspector managed the situation. In Court, an onlooker told TIWN," It is expected from Bimal as he is Amal's brother "Eta to hotoi. Bimal je Amaler Bhai (DYFI state secretary Amal Chakraborty's brother). Someone further said," When a Chief Minister of a State provides shelter to a thief like Bimal , what can ordinary police do against him?"

On Wednesday police produced Bimal Chakraborty to the SDJM court. After  long arguments, SDJM sent Scamster Bimal Chakraborty, well known for his intimacy with Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, to 14 days jail custody. At the same time SDJM also instructed police to arrest all other 11 accused persons in this case and produce them before the court as early as possible. Earlier the SDJM also issued search warrant against all 11 accused now absconding (?). As usual Bimal came to court with his advocate Saradindu Chakraborty and right from the beginning his advocate stressed that Bimal should be Granted bail as all allegations against are biased and false. But APP Sisir Chakraborty told the court that police need more time to unearth the scam and involvement of others in this case. Heating the argument from both parties SDJM granted 14 days of jail custody to Bimal Chakraborty, the prime accused in massive Rs 50 crore scam.

      Everything in Tripura is judged on the merit of party's colour and proximity to corrupt circles. There is no hope. Some day, one probably will hear that Bimal is acquitted of MGNREGA scam, then elected as an MLA and CM made him Minister looking after MGNREGA. Chief Minister will do his best to protect his most trusted aide."

    TIWN got some authentic information about Bimal and his habit of stealing money . His first appointment was in MataBari R D Block, where he was posted as Panchayat Extension Officer in 1997. Right from beginning Bimal used to pressurize lower level employees like Panchayat Secretaries to give him money on loan. But this amount was not returned. One such employee told TIWN today," Even now Biamal has a debt of Rs 5000/- to me. And God will not forgive him. " But once he got transferred to Khowai with promotion Bimal started to show his real image. An official , who was posted in Khowai at that time told TIWN," He straight looted Rs 80,000/- from Govt fund in the name of purchasing books from Agartala Book Fair. Actually an official had immense faith on him and asked Bimal to buy books of Rs 65000/- but after a few days Bimal produced a bill adjustment of Rs 1,35,000/- . At this the official asked Biaml for clarification. Bimal then named two CPI(M) leaders saying ," I am forced to give Rs 70000/- to two CPI(M) leaders. " But when the official personally investigated the matter he found that those two leaders didn't even know about this incident. From this day I had the idea that Bimal is a shameless thief." From Khowai, Bimal was transferred to Melaghar R D Block, where he was given the first posting as BDO. And the era of ' looting' began. Under wellguarded protection from Chief Minister Manik Sarkar( being elected from Dhanpur) Bimal became the ultimate boss of local administration." Many still believe that the amount that Bimal looted from Melaghar would easily double the amount that he looted from Bishalgarh . But as opposition was too weak , none raised a question against him. Even in last Agartala Book Fair a (burgler kind) tainted publisher got the first prize as Bimal , the then Deputy Director of ICA, instructed the judges to do so. In close interaction, a judge recently said," We did what we were instructed to so by Bimal Chakraborty. Even ICA minister Bhanu Lal Saha wanted the same." 

Even a powerful Chief Secretary like Sanjay K Panda chosen only Bimal to translate his book One plus One into Bengali. Tripura and rest of India had such dearth of talents that Mr. Panda only found BDO Bimal to translate his book into Bengali. BDO Bimal is such a personality that he was topmost trusted man of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and Ministers, Officials of Tripura Govt.

      Now the questions that will obviously rise from this point is why the so called Chief Minister Manik Sarkar supported such a corrupt official for so long.  Probably a top level CPI(M) leader gave the correct answers however harsh they seem to be. The leader said," Manik Sarkar made a blue print to take over all supremacy in state administration.

This future possibility includes:

1) Bimal Chakraborty will be promoted to the post of a Principal Secretary and one day he will be taken over Chief Minister Office(CMO)

2) His brother TSR Commandant Kamal Chakraborty will be promoted to the post of IPS rank and gradually he will be given the 'real charge' in police department

3) Bimal's elder brother cum Manik's friend Shyamal Chakraborty will be the first Vice Chancellor of  Tripura State University."

4) Bimal’s other brother DYFI Secretary Amal Chakraborty will be inducted as Minister in State Cabinet so that more massive scams can be produced.

     If all such decisions are to be finalized, Manik Sarkar was left with no other alternative but to stand by a thief. Now a large section of honest officials in state govt wants the Congress and Trinamul to go full-hearted in the PIL so that High Court hands over the case to CBI to unearth the truth. But many also suspect that there may a be a closed-door deal between top brass in Congress and Manik Sarkar to suppress the truth in exchange of cash and other benefits. But most officials now aware of the bare fact that only CBI can bring out the truth. State govt, as long as Manik Sarkar is in the CM’s post, nothing will be allowed to let the real truth out.