AGARTALA, Oct 22 (TIWN): After 25 years of smooth functioning without any bold opposition party, CPI-M is facing tough time with BJP ahead of Assembly Election-2018. After opposition BJP had blasted the Chief Minister for his silence over BSF Officer Dipak Mandal’s murder and sought reason behind not condemning the tragic death of BSF Officer led by smugglers' attack, Bijan Dhar held a press conference to counterattack BJP’s allegation. “BSF’s death was tragic but BJP’s reaction and accusation was unexpected and shocking. How can BJP blame CPI-M for being in nexus with smugglers ?” Tripura BJP leaders led by Subal Bhowmik, Dr Ashok Sinha, Adv Kalyani Roy held a press conference at the BJP office after 24 hours of BSF Officer’s murder. The BJP leaders expressed shocked over the silence of the Chief Minister in BSF murder case.

BJP spokesperson Ashok Sinha said, "To be a politician one must bear minimum humanity but the Chief Minister since the attack, till day has not uttered a single line for the brave soldier''. 

Expressing shocks over CM’s silence on the BSF’s murder, Subal Bhowmik said, ‘Such an incident happened in state, but the Chief Minister is totally silent. Manik Sarkar’s constituency Dhanpur has been topped in Ganja production’.

‘Dhanpur is such an area, where if a person join in other parties leaving CPI-M, Melarmath get the report but how is it possible that CPI-M doesn’t know about ganja productions across there ?’, said Bhowmik. 

The BJP leader also alleged that CPI-M is hunting for some deaths should occur at the border which may kill people but the sympathy will drawn to the  party which will benefit the party heavily.

Bhowmik said, "The murder took place not at the Indo-Bangla border, but it was done in much populated area controlled by Police of Sonamura".

"The incident took place in CM's constituency zone, very near to Dhanpur which is not controlled by BSF", Bhowmik added. "Above half of the total cattle smuggling of whole India is done through Tripura border. In 2015 also one BSF was killed at Akhaura border in the similar way but the left front govt supported the smugglers only", said Subal Bhowmik.

BJP further demanded Centre’s intervention for state’s law and order. But Bijan Dhar said, “How can centering this issue BJP can ask for centre’s intervene?”

Deepak Kumar Mandal, a Border  Security Force (BSF) commanding officer who was attacked by cattle smugglers in Tripura's Sipahijala district on Monday, succumbed to his injuries yesterday in Kolkata on Oct 20.