AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): With the Pradesh congress calling for a strike on April 18 at Pachertal Block condemning the violence that took place on Monday between police and public, CPI (M) Spokesman Goutam Das on Monday claimed that the opposition party had mastermind the incident today at Pachertal Block, where several agitators were lathi charged by the TSRs

The violence on Monday had come up after the deprived REGA beneficiaries gheraud the BDO in demand of their 6 months pending wages. Several agitators were brutally attacked by the high tempered TSR jawans. The TSR also allegedly open fired on the agitators and left one critically injured.

However, reacting sharply on the incident TPCC President Birajit Sinha called for a strike on April 18 at Pachertal Block. Sinha alleged, “It has been six months that the REGA workers were deprived from their wages.” But, later after the workers gheraud the BDO the TSR jawans managed to attack brutally on the workers and the situation turned violent.

Besides, the CPI (M) leader Goutam Das said, “The opposition party had mastermind the violence to play a conspiracy against the CPI (M).” adding to that Das said, “The agitators on Monday has broken the local party office and conducted a series of attack on the police.” Das also said, “A section of workers were given their wages while the rest were left out.”  

On the sideline of the issue of the CM’s statement against the Assam Rifles, Das said, “It was not the statement of the Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, but it was the statement of the CPI (M) party.” It is worthy to be mentioned here that on Monday the opposition congress showing a video clip of Sarkar’s statement tied a knot of 24 hours for CM to provide a legal proof against Assam rifles.

Besides, it is to be mentioned here that on Monday 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.