AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): As Tripura Assembly heated up with 10323 teachers issue and opposition CPI-M MLAs walked out of the Assembly, former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has condemned the incident and the chaos inside the Assembly which started immediately after the 10323 teachers issue was raised today. Coming out of the Assembly Manik Sarkar told media that Tripura Assembly has lost Democracy and the ruling party leaders are unready to take any question. Addressing media, Sarkar stated, “Assembly is the place, where people keep their eyes with hopes that their problems will be solved here. It is place to debate, discussion, find out solution but the way the situation has taken turn, it no more remained Democratic. This is totally undemocratic attitude shown by the ruling party members by raising slogans and intentionally heating up the situation”.

Sarkar alleged, Education Minister himself involved to heating up the whole situation but a section of ruling party members also did not join him.  He hinted, the situation was created just to avoid opposition’s question, although this matter will be raised again, because the teachers are on road.

“The agitating teachers are not caring for 144 section because to them the biggest virus has attacked them also”, said Sarkar.

On being asked by media about yesterday’s Cabinet decision Manik Sarkar said, this same decision which was taken on yesterday by cabinet on 10323, why the Govt could not take the decision earlier but just 12 days before terminations ? He said, this is just to divert the issue.

He asked, after 31^st March who will give the teachers food, medicine, livelihood ?

Manik Sarkar said, “Supreme Court never decides what Govt will do in recruitment process. Only after recruitment, Supreme Court may give opinion if anyone files petition”.

The issue raised, as on yesterday, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath told media that 13000 non-teaching posts were dismissed by Supreme Court which were created by the previous Left Govt.

Manik Sarkar also said, "We still say clearly that - Yes, we recruited 10323 teachers and if they are illegal, then all employees since 1978 are illegal". 

The CPI-M MLAs walked out of the Assembly for today but tomorrow also same issue will be raised, said Manik Sarkar condemning the “undemocratic” situation inside the Assembly hall.