Observing that the allegations about the State’s failure to tackle law and order will only strengthen the hands of extremists, the Tripura Government has criticised recent statement of PCC president Birajit Sinha. The PCC president recently released the list of “chargesheets” against the “misrule of the Left Front Government” headed by Manik Sarkar and displayed dozens of photographs of “victims” who allegedly suffered at the hands of CPI-M activists.

Describing the charges as “highly exaggerated”, the State Government in a statement said his figures on violence in the State were inflated and did not tally with the figures of the  Centre.  Mr. Sinha earlier said that during the last three years of CPI-M rule there were 2,909 murders, 2,514 kidnappings, 15,704 cases of arson and 2,531 militant attacks.

Referring to the demand for resignation of the State Government, the statement said that the charges were made with an ulterior motive.   It would only strengthen the hands   of extremists and anti-national forces by such remarks, the statement said. The statement further contended   that the Congress leader, however, did not press upon the Centre the need for deployment of additional forces in Tripura to tackle insurgency.
    
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