[Marxistindia] Stop Persecution of Badal Chowdhury

[news from the cpi(m)]

October 31, 2019
Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued  
the following statement:

Stop Persecution of Badal Chowdhury

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its anger and condemnation at  
the manner in which the police in Tripura have treated Badal  
Chowdhury, former Minister and senior leader of the CPI(M).  Badal  
Chowdhury was under treatment at a private hospital when the police  
forcibly removed him from the hospital yesterday and kept him in a  
lockup in the police station.  Within a few minutes, Badal Chowdhury  
fell ill with chest pain and breathing difficulty.  The government  
doctor advised that he be shifted to hospital and within an hour, he  
was again taken to the government hospital and admitted in the ICU.

It should be noted that the police action took place on the day the  
High Court heard the application for bail of Badal Chowdhury and  
reserved its order.

The barbaric action of the police against an ailing leader who is an  
MLA for eight terms and a former Minister in the Left Front government  
deserves the strongest condemnation.  The BJP government in Tripura  
cannot evade its responsibility in this matter.




(Hari Singh Kang)
For CPI(M) Central Committee office