AGARTALA, April 13 (TIWN): Taking the Pecharthol Block into a battle field on Monday noon, a large number of MGNREGA beneficiaries were attacked severely by the police with at least more than 20 workers left injured. Besides, during the incident Pecharthol OC Subrata Chakma was attacked by the agitators and later referred to Agartala GBP hospital for further treatment, while SDPO Prashenjit Ghosh who was also attacked is undergoing treatment at local hospital. One Trishita Chakma has been injured by TSR firing on Monday during the violence and has been hospitalized. Several agitator women later, to get rid from the firing taken a shelter at local Buddha Mandir.A sudden spark of violence has come on Monday after the deprived MGNREGA workers under Pecharthol Block staged a road blockade and gheraud the Block office in demand of the pending REGA wages. The workers were allegedly deprived since six months from their deserved wages. Following which the agitated workers today managed to gherau the block office at Pecharthol accusing the BDO for unnecessarily delaying the payment of the beneficiaries for past six months.

Later, after the situation has turned violent under Pecharthol Block, a large number of TSR police were deployed at the area, which acting on behest of the SDPO Prashenjit Ghosh allegedly opened fire (more than 100 rounds). The TSR also made an attack on the agitated workers. The violence turned worst after the TSR jawans allegedly charged lathi on the agitators. The Block Development Officer (BDO) Pijush Biswas remained absconding to get rid off the violence between the TSR and the agitators.

According to the recent report till the news has been filed, most surprisingly taking the Pecharthol Block a battle field the TSR jawans allegedly making an attack on the agitators rushing to their home.

However, during the incident on Monday SDPO and OC Pecharthol were also attacked and are recently undergoing treatment at Agartala GBP hospital while SDPO at local hospital. Besides, more than 20 agitators were left injured while one Trishita Chakma has been hospitalized after receiving injury from TSR firing during the violence under Pecharthol Block. Talking to TIWN in this regard (till the news is filed) Additional SP Nabadip Jamatia (Unakoti) said, “The situation has been brought under control now and the TSR along with the Police has been deployed at the area.”

However the incident on Monday under Pecharthol Block has triggered a huge resentment among the deprived REGA workers after the TSR charged lathi on them. The agitators today also broke the local CPIM party office along with the block office. The women agitators later brought the chair of BDO at the road and staged a blockade at the road.