INPT to launch State-wide stir from May

Headlines Vol. 1 Issue No. 11

May 7 - 21, 2002

INPT to launch State-wide stir from May
From Our Correspondent
AGARTALA, April 10 — The Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), an ally of opposition Congress has decided to launch State-wide agitation from May first week on various burning issues. INPT general secretary Rabindra Debbarma said, a delegation would visit New Delhi in the second week of the next month to give a deputation on more power to the ADC, law and order situation of the State and solution to the tribal problems. The INPT team will include among others party’s advisory committee chairman Shyamcharan Tripura Harinath Debbarma, Bijoy Hrangkhawl, Rabindra Debbarma, CEM of ADC KM Reang and EM Sridam Debbarma. The INPT meet has also decided to form a administrative reforms committee with a retired IAS officer as chairman. The other members of the committee would be Shyamacharan Tripura and NC Debbarma. The meeting while criticising the government for initiating “fabricated cases” against three ADC executive members Mulkehand Debbarma, Binoy Debbarma and Krishnakanta Jamatia said such steps are politically motivate and “undemocratic”. INPT general secretary said, the party will start its agitational programme on 22 point charter of demand and protesting State government’s total failure to provide food, work, health services to the people and police atrocities on the opposition workers. Rabindra Debbarma has also strongly condemned the killing of INPT worker Sachindra Debbarma by the CPM backed extremists. He demanded immediate arrest of the culprits and expressed condolence to the bereaved family. Ultra killed : One militant has been killed and three other arrested by the 22 Battalion Assam Rifles at Bharat Choudhurypara under Salema police station on April 9. An Assam Rifles statement claimed the militants belonged to NLFT organisation. The security forces carried out a search operation acting on a tip off about the movement of the militants at the area. It was reported that the militants were extorting money from the villagers. During operation, the militants opened fire at the troops and an encounter ensued. As the forces retaliated heavily, one militant was killed on the spot. Three more were arrested and an AK 47 rifle, three magazines, one grenade incrimination documents were also recovered from the spot. The incident took place at around 12 pm on Wednesday. The fire fight continued for about 45 minutes, said the statement. The Assam Rifle are currying out search operation for the fleeing militants. The killing and arrest of the militants is a major achievement on the part of the Assam Rifles in recent past. In the meantime, one more encounter has been reported from Lakhanipara under Ambassa police station in the same Dhalai district. The NLFT militants opened fire at a group of Special Police Officers when they were carrying out a search operation.
CM lodges complaint : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar who could not attend an important Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) meeting for Indian Airlines flight delay Monday due to technical snag at Kolkata. Since there is no other air service in the state passengers of this land locked state have to depend on the Indian Airlines for travelling outside. The Chief Minister has lodged complaint to the civil aviation minister.
Expressing deep anguish for the step-motherly attitude of Civil Aviation Ministry towards the State, a visibly annoyed Chief Minister said despite repeated pleas to the ministry, nothing had been done towards the improvement of the Indian Airlines services in the State. He said, despite repeated pleas to the ministry to Civil Aviation to increase the number of flights from the existing 12 per week to 15 per week, nothing had yet been done. “Even if the number of flights are insufficient at least they should maintain punctuality, he said. He said, he had urged the civil aviation ministry for introduction of daily flights in the Kolkata-Kailsahahar-Silchar-Guwahati route keeping the remoteness of the State in view. “State government has also pressed the Home and Defence ministry for 75 per cent concession in air fare and introduction of chopper services but is waiting for cabinet clearance” Sarkar said. Even if Indian Airlines are having a shortage of fleet, they should invited some private operators along with the Indian Airlines, he expressed the view. It may be mentioned here that, this is not the first time Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has cancelled has his crucial meeting outside the State. In the last NEC meet at Shillong, the Chief Minister had to cancel his booking following delay in flight.

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