Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Thursday responded to former chief minister and veteran CPI(M) leader Manik Sarkar’s claim that ruling allies BJP and Tipra Motha were sparring with each other to gain political mileage ahead of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections, which are likely to be held next year.
“Time will speak for itself. You have to wait for the time. So, whenever there is a problem, we resolve it. Our former CM tried to say something else… Politically, he tried his best to defame this government and claim that we are not transparent…” Tripura CM Saha said.
Citing the termination of 10,323 government school teachers by the Supreme Court during the erstwhile Left Front regime, Saha said, “So far, employment is concerned, there is transparency. We are giving these job offers transparently. They didn’t have the guts.”
On Wednesday, Sarkar had also said, “The BJP aims to expand its base, and the Tipra Motha is exerting pressure tactics to force them (BJP) to depend on them. All the public disputes are because of this. This is all about bargaining power.”
He added that the BJP itself created the Tipra Motha, and that it was openly admitted by Lok Sabha MP and former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
Speaking on the tripartite Tiprasa Accord, Sarkar said the Tipra Motha leaders were misleading the people.
“They keep on changing their stand and raising new demands. But people have begun to look through their strategies. They would be isolated politically sooner or later,” the CPI(M) leader said.
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Sarkar’s statement came in the wake of the alleged attack by Tipra Motha workers on BJP supporters in the Asharambari area of Khowai district last Sunday.
Blaming Tipra Motha for the incident, CM Saha had said in a social media post, “Strongly condemn the violent & undemocratic attack by TIPRA Motha party workers during Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi Ji’s #MannKiBaat programme at Asharambari. Several BJP karyakartas injured, 3 undergoing treatment at GB Hospital. I visited the hospital, instructed doctors to provide best care & directed police to take strict action against perpetrators. Such disgraceful acts won’t be tolerated.”
Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma had himself gone ‘Live’ on Facebook and criticised his party workers for the violence.
