AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): COVID-19 cases are in rise in Tripura, led neighboring Assam Govt to seal the border with Tripura. In this critical moments, when Active cases’ numbers have increased to 148, the State Govt is facing unprecedented circumstances, which are turning sensitive may hamper the law and order situations. Example is Goyala Basti’s incident on Sunday, which took place unexpectedly, where local people blocked the VIP road, broke social distancing creating a chaos in the city demanding removal of COVID-19 Treatment Centre from their area. The COVID-19 new Treatment Centre is located in Bhagat Singh hostel which was made with 300 bed capacities. Later, police had to lathi-charge on them after the agitators occurred stone pelting at police force. In similar way, in Indranagar also, local people gathered to remove a family from their area just one day before, as the family came from Kota in Rajasthan.

In similar way, time to time protests erupted, even ruling party MLA wrote a letter to CM alleging PPE purchasing scams and Govt also suspended officials. Amid all these, the law and order is strictly maintained and police led by Addl DGP Rajib Singh continues to activate the lockdown guidelines in the State.

Expressing resentment over local people led mob gathering demanding removal of COVID treatment centre at Bhagat Singh Youth hostel, Barjala local MLA Dr. Dilip Das said that such incidents are happening as people are still ignorant about COVID19 spread and the techniques of virus infecting persons to persons.

After the chaos, where police had to lathi-charge, it was seen that the MLA is telling the administration that these people need to be sensitized more. At the same time, he remained upset over the unprecedented road-blockade by mob breaking lockdown.

Dr Dilip Das also rushed to the spot and talked to the locals. He said, such activities are unacceptable, mentioning yesterday’s Indranagar incident, where local MLA Sudip Barman had to visit after locals were forcing a family returned from Rajasthan’s Kota to leave the area.

A woman and few agitators received minor injuries in police lathi-charge.