[Marxistindia] Attacks in Tripura

[news from the cpi(m)]

July 17, 2024

 

Press Statement

 

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

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns
the spate of violent attacks that have been unleashed by the ruling BJP  in
the run up to the three-tier panchayat elections in Tripura to be held on
August 8, 2024.

 

Ever since the announcement of the date of the elections to the local
bodies, the CPI(M) and opposition candidates and their supporters have been
under relentless attacks by goons owing allegiance to the ruling party.

Candidates of the CPI(M)  have been forcibly prevented from filing their
nominations by resorting to savage assaults against them and their
supporters. In one such incident on July 13 Badal Shil a CPI(M) candidate
for the South Tripura Zilla Parishad was killed by BJP goondas. Scores of
leaders and workers of the Party have been injured and hospitalised
consequent to these brutal attacks. Opposition leaders were forcibly
prevented from participating in all-party meetings called by election
officials at various places; BJP leaders have threatened to kill any
opposition candidate trying to submit nomination; vehicles carrying
opposition leaders have been attacked in the presence of police personnel;
prominent leaders of the Party have been waylaid and attacked in several
places. Several incidents of stone pelting on CPI(M) processions and hurling
of bombs on the residences of CPI(M) leaders have been reported from the
state.

 

Ever since the BJP won the elections to the state assembly it has
single-mindedly pursued its agenda of annihilating the opposition in the
state. In these murderous attacks launched since 2018, 30 members and
workers or the Party have been killed.

These intimidatory tactics have led to the creation of an atmosphere of
terror in the entire state casting aspersions on the free and fair conduct
of the elections.

The Polit Bureau demands that adequate measures be taken to ensure that all
candidates are able to file nominations and the elections are held in a free
and fair manner.

 

 

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office

 

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