Violence
against Left Front Workers, Supporters and common people perpetrated by AITC in West Bengal after Loksabha Election 2014
At a glance
1.Coochbehar
In
Coochbehar Sadar area of Coochbehar district, 30 to 40 heads of cattle were
looted in Shuktabari P.S, 48 heads in Lalbazar area of Sitalkuchi, and fish
were looted from ponds in Panishala. Fines were being levied at exorbitant
rates in several areas (at the rate of 20 to 25 thousand rupees). In
Shuktabari, cattle worth rupees 1 lakh 45 thousand were taken away.
In
Bhaberthana GP, khas land being tilled by 20 peasants was occupied and
Trinamool flags planted there. 300 bighas were similarly occupied in New
Mathabhanga.
Among
offices belonging to LF parties which were occupied / looted / damaged, there
are CPI(M) and AIFB offices in Sadar Uttar area, local committee no 1 of CPI(M)
at Mahishkuchi, Baxirhat, 5 more offices in New Mathabhanga. CITU office
was forcibly occupied at Panishla No 4. Electricity was disconnected in 2 booth
areas of Panishala.
In
Sitalkuchi area property worth more than 11 lakh rupees was lost when shops,
establishments and equipment were looted and paddy forcibly harvested.
At
Gosairhat, 30 bighas of land with boro paddy could not be harvested because the
Trinamool people prevented the farmers.
At
Bhaberhat, resistance to similar prevention resulted in injuries of 2 peasants,
now hospitalized.
In
Shikarpur GP and Jorapatki GP 140 shops have been looted and locked up.
AITC leaders have gone from house to house in Shikarpur GP demanding huge
amounts per family, ranging from 15 thousand to 1 lakh 25 thousands rupees.
In
Hazrahat-1 GP, the party flag has been replaced by AITC flag in the CPI(M)
local office. In Bairagirhat GP, CPI(M) workers are being pressurized for money
and prevented from going out to the market.
Fines
totaling 2 lakh 60 thousand rupees have been demanded from 11 families in
Phulbari.
In some
parts of Coochbehar Block-I also, extensive damage to property worth 69 lakh 28
thousand rupees was made by AITC attackers.
In
Coochbehar Sadar Dakshin Zone, 34 persons have been driven out of their homes.
In
Tufanganj area, 79 people have been forcibly confined to their homes and
prevented from working on the fields or harvesting or opening their shops.
2.Jalpaiguri
In Jalpaiguri Sadar and other parts of the district violence by AITC took
place. At least 8 LF activists have been injured including CPI(M) leader and
ex-MP Jiten Das. Many shops and establishments have been damaged, looted
and forcibly closed, 6 in Rajganj PS alone. Autos and small trucks belonging to
Left supporters were not allowed to ply. Many people were forcibly prevented
from going to work. Workers in tea gardens and orchards were specially
affected. 8 or 9 small and medium-sized traditional tea gardens, 3 of them in
Rajganj PS, drove away those loyal to the red flag, the owners supporting the
AITC hoodlums. 12 workers of Sonamukhi Tea Estate, 2 workers of Rong Tea
Company, 12 workers in orchards, 7 workers of Dooars plantation and 20 workers
of hatcheries were attacked and threats have been made to drive them out.
Especially in new tea estates and smaller estates, the workers are being
pressurized and intimidated by AITC goons to join their party. Even in small
tea gardens, looting and physical attacks are taking place.
On 22nd
May the Rajganj Zonal Committee office of CPI(M) was captured by AITC
miscreants but was later reoccupied by the Party workers. 8 more branch offices
and LC offices of the Party were forcibly occupied by AITC. The police was
informed in each case but took no steps.
3.Darjeeling
The CPI
(M) Local Committee office (Phulbari no 2) was first attacked and damaged on
16th May and razed to the ground with a payloader by AITC men on 22nd
May. They also put up AITC flags there. Party leaders went to the spot to demonstrate
and lodged a complaint. Comrade Ashok Bhattacharya former Minister, Comrade
Jibesh Sarkar and other leaders went on hunger strike, demanding removal of
AITC flags and arrest of culprits. Under pressure, the police removed the AITC
flags. But the hunger strike went on until three culprits were arrested on 24th
May. Other culprits are still to be arrested. Threats on CPI (M) workers
are continuing because the AITC goons are loyal to a local Minister.
4.
Uttar Dinajpur
Extensive
areas of the district under Chopra, Islampur and Itahar blocks are subject to
terror launched by AITC & INC. Areas specially affected are Chopra Daspara,
Lakshmipur, Chutiakhore, Majiali GP in Chopra Block, Gobindapur, Kamlagaon,
Sujali, Matikunda I & II, Agdimtikhunti GP in Islampur block, Marnai,
Kapasia, Gulandar I & II, Durgapur and Patirajpur GPs in Itahar Block.
People have no democratic rights in these areas. Four GPs (Durgapur, Kapasia,
Sujali & Agdimtikhunti) which the Left Front had won last year have been
forcibly taken over.
Number
of false cases are 751 and people arrested on false cases 70.
People
driven out of their homes number 450.
5.Dakshin Dinajpur
Several
party workers, including leaders have been charged in false cases. False
cases were been lodged against at least 208 known CPI(M) activists, including
Smt. Minati Ghosh and Sri Narayan Biswas, the former ministers of the state.
These cases were filed by Gangarampur, Tapan, Harirampur and Banshihari PS.
6.
Malda
On 20th
May 2014 police arrested Dulal Rajak, CPI(M) councilor of ward no-4 of Old
Malda Municipality on false charges and kept him in lockup for three days. On
31st May early in the morning several AITC miscreants attacked Mithun Singha
and injured him with a sharp weapon; an FIR was filed on 2nd June.
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people have arrested on false charges. 15 people have been driven out from
their houses to protect themselves from AITC terror. Four of them are
members of Bhakrabandh GP and eleven others belong to Sabdalpur.
7. Nadia
Ever
since the publication of results, Left Front supporters and known
Left Front voters are being attacked and intimidated by AITC supporters.
Several have been injured and hospitalized. Houses have been ransacked.
Under 9
police station areas of the District, people have been attacked. These
include Sri Bankim Ghosh, former Minister of West Bengal and several
women leaders. Smt. Bela De, mother of a party supporter, was hurt when trying
to save her son from attack by AITC men. She had to be hospitalized. She
died 2 days later. (28 May 2014)
The
Nadia District Left Front made a representation to the District Magistrate on
27th May and complained of the unlawful activities and violent deeds of the
AITC.
On 31st May Mrityunjay Thakur member of CPI(M) belonging to Muratipur village
under Kalyani PS has been threatened with murder several times over
mobile phone, unless an amount of 2 lakh rupees is paid.
On 3rd
June AITC miscreants have thrown bombs from their victory processions at the
houses of CPI(M) supporters in Hatba village under Chapra PS. As a result
CPI(M) activist Swapan Roy was seriously injured. Some other comrades have also
sustained injuries. The miscreants looted some houses of the village. The
terror in the village in the adjoining areas has been continuing . The police
has taken no action. On the same day around 3pm AITC miscreants looted the
house of Swapan Roy, DYFI leader, and beat him up.
On 5th
June around 10am Priya Sarkar, former pradhan of Saguna GP was attacked
by AITC miscreants. She suffered head injuries and was treated at JNM
Hospital. She was a polling agent at a booth where, in spite of terror, the
CPI(M) candidate led. The Party leadership went to the PS in a deputation about
this incident. On the same day around 7am AITC goons led by Gopal Bhangri
alias Gopal Sarkar harvested and wasted the vegetables and oil seeds grown by
peasants of Debnathpur area under Tehatta PS. In a clash with villagers 5
peasants and 7 miscreants were injured. The AITC is active since May 2011 to
drive out Patta-holders in these areas.
Around
8pm on the same night the house of Amal Bhowmik and Sibani Bhowmik, members of
the district committee of the party, was attacked with powerful bombs which
destroyed two windows and damaged furniture. Their house was also attacked 9
days before this. FIR has been submitted in Chakdaha PS.
At
Tehatta an armed AITC gang wanted to forcibly occupy some land of Patta owners
in Bagakhali Mouza.
8. North 24 Parganas
Post-poll
attacks by AITC in the district started as soon as results were announced.
Three CPI (M) offices at ward no 13 of Habra South Local Committee, wards 4 and
6 at Panihati were ransacked. At least 6 other CPI (M) offices in different
parts of the district were ransacked. Four CITU offices in different
areas were occupied. 1 club run by Party supporters and a DYFI office were
damaged. 32 houses belonging to Party workers or supporters were attacked and
damaged. Countless CPI (M) workers, especially those who served as agents
during polling and counting, were mercilessly beaten up. 10 were beaten up at
Kowgachhi alone.
At
Swarupnagar, public property was heavily damaged in attacks on places within
Sanrapur Nirman GP. The AITC people leading the attack terrorized surrounding
areas.
On 1st June, a brick kiln workers’ union office (affiliated to CITU) in
Hosainpur area of Minakhan PS was set on fire.
All
cases have been reported to the police but action has been taken in very few of
them.
After Shri Narendra Modi took his oath as the Prime Minister of India on 26th
May, 2014, some supporters of the BJP celebrated the event at Haldergheri Para
with fireworks. The next day, on 27 May, 2014 some supporters of AITC, who are
locally identified as anti-social elements, assembled on the spot and severely
assaulted villagers including CPI(M) workers.
When
this news came to the knowledge of the villagers, they strongly agitated and
demonstrated. Suddenly, some AITC led goons launched attack on the villagers
with firearms, iron rods and chains, bars, etc. They started firing on the
helpless villagers indiscriminately in presence of the Police where 25 people
received injuries in different parts of their bodies. One sustained head injury
with fracture of both bones in the forearm. Some women were also injured during
the incident. All the 25 injured persons were primarily admitted at the Khuina
Rural Hospital. Thereafter, 13 persons out of 25 were referred to the SSKM
Hospital, Kolkata. The 13 persons who received bullet injuries belong to
Scheduled Tribe community and this incident has created huge impact on their
community in the area of utter fear and terror.
The
most unfortunate fact of the incident is that on behalf of the attackers, Sri
Sibapada Hazra, Member, Zilla Parishad, North 24-Parganas has lodged a
complaint against the attacked persons and the Police has already started a
case under various sections of IPC and Cr. P. C. (noted on 6th June, 2014)
Heavy
terror continues in Amdanga PS area. It caused huge damage to the Jute workers
and cultivators of the area. Left Front submitted memorandum to the local P.S.
No proper action has been taken.
In all
1175 people belonging to 11 different Blocks have been driven out from home.
114 false cases have been filed in 8 different
Blocks and 29 people have been arrested on false charges. 9. South 24 Parganas
Left Front workers and supporters have been attacked in many parts of the
district after polling. Looting and ransacking by AITC workers took place in
Baruipur, Basanti, Bhangor, Canning, Patharprotima, Bishnupur and Kakdwip.
Party offices and those of mass organisations have been damaged or forcibly
closed. Many shops and establishments were damaged, particularly in Kashipur,
Jibantala, Basanti and Bhangor areas.
In
South 24 Parganas, after the Parliament election, at least 58 members of
families of polling agents were evicted from their houses. At least 360 Left
Front supporters have been attacked, 341 houses ransacked, 490 shops or small
business affected, more than 40 lakhs of rupees collected forcefully from at
least 567 of LF sympathizers. In 70 cases complaint was lodged at the police
station while in other cases police has not accepted the complaints even.
Rather at least 395 numbers of false cases are lodged by the attackers against
those who are attacked. Many of the Left Front supporters are denied or
obstructed from work in earning their livelihood. Some specific references are
attached.
10. Kolkata
Post-poll
violence has affected 10 AC areas in 3 different PCs: Kolkata Uttar, Kolkata
Dakshin and Jadavpur.
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party offices at zonal and local levels have been attacked and damaged. 12
offices of different organizations, sympathetic to Left Front, have been
ransacked.
On the night of 31st May AITC launched a planned attack on a CITU Office of
employees of shops and establishments. Chairs, tables, fans and furniture were
broken and 5000 rupees stolen. On the same night a CPI(M) office in ward no 107
of Dakshin Kolkata PC was similarly ransacked and the martyrs’ column outside
it was ground to dust. On 6th & 7th June respectively CPI(M) offices at 47
Christopher Rd, Kolkata – 14 and 49 Tangra Rd, were attacked and damaged. Physical assaults on many individuals have been reported, including 10 LF
workers and 1 LF councilor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation at whom a bomb was
thrown. 11 houses of Party supporters and workers have been damaged/looted. One
of them, in ward no 99, was attacked by AITC workers who were resisted by women
of the locality. This attack was criticised even by some local AITC people.3
shops and business establishments of Left supporters were forcibly closed down
to rob them of their livelihood.
Numerous
false cases have been filed against LF workers. Of them, 29 are in wards no 9
and 17 alone.
On 8th
June morning senior CPI(M) leaders Kanai Ganguly and Chanchal Das were
threatened by an armed AITC gang. They have ordered Kanai Ganguly, former
Chairman, Borough Committee of KMC, to leave his house within 24 hours. This
happened at Satchashipara under Cossipore P.S. where 2 CPI(M) offices have been
forcibly occupied by AITC workers after the polls. Similar occupations have
taken place at Paikpara and Sinthi.
11. Howrah
(1) 9 Left Front supporters have been beaten up by AITC miscreants in different
villages under Udaynarayanpur PS.
(2) 279
houses of Left Front supporters have been robbed, furniture and utensil
damaged, mostly under Udaynarayanpur PS, Amta PS, Uluberia PS and
Malipanchghara PS. On 5th June, at Jagarampur Banshberia village of Uluberia-2
block, a series of attacks by AITC goons left 8 houses of LF workers and
supporters ransacked and 2 seriously injured. In the Malipanchghara incident,
the house of a local CPI(M) leader was attacked twice within an hour on 16th
May, doors, windows and furniture badly damaged with lathis and iron rods, a
bag with rupees 5000 in cash taken away.
(3) 1
party office, 1CITU office, 1Kisan Sabha office and 1 DYFI office were
ransacked.
(4) 1
martyrs’ column at Parijat crossing was destroyed.
(5) At
least 878 people have been forced to leave home.
(6) 952
persons have been involved in 212 false cases.
(7) 41
persons have been prevented from going to work / earning their livelihood.
(8)
Property of 148 families has been looted.
(9) 509
persons have been injured in physical attacks; 68 of them were admitted to
hospitals.
Only 10 persons have so far been arrested.
Each of
these attacks was led by AITC workers and miscreants. The incidents have been
reported to PS concerned.
At
Jagatballavpur, on the night of 31st May the police conducted raids in the
village of Dakshinpatihal. Under the pretext of a search they harassed innocent
people, including old men and women. Since then men of the village are forced
to stay away from home and passed the night in the open field. 11 houses were
thus attacked for a duration of three hours. When a complaint was
submitted to Jagatballavpur PS the OC denied the involvement of his men in the
incident.
12. Hooghly
Arambagh sub-division has been specially affected by AITC terror. In Kanaipur
village of Goghat area, 15 houses belonging to Party workers have been damaged.
In Nakunda Of Goghat an old woman and her son had to be hospitalized after
being severely beaten by AITC men. In Jagannathpur of Khanakul, a polling agent
was badly beaten up after polling. Numerous houses have been attacked and
ransacked. A poultry farm belonging to a Party leader at Batanal was set on
fire.
The
District leadership of the Left Front wrote to the DM Hooghly about the
multiple incidents of violence organized by AITC from 16th May to 27th May.
These included the ransacking of houses and dwelling places in various parts of
the District. There were numerous incidents of physical assaults, eviction from
house, forcible occupation of party offices and clubs. All this is being done
to prevent CPI(M) from holding protests.
A Left
Front delegation led by Biman Basu visited Joysinghachawk of Madhabpur GP of
Arambagh on May 31. The male members of almost all the families of the village
left their homes because of sustained terror. The two party comrades Utpal
Santra and Gopal Santra who had accompanied the delegation were attacked on the
same night. Their houses have been burnt to ashes. The SDPO was informed about
all these series of attacks but no action has been taken.
On 1st
June 2 women of Gobarara village, Belmuri GP under Dhaniakhali PS were
physically assaulted by AITC miscreants. Their sister-in-law Jharna Mandi and
her daughter Sumana had been burnt to death earlier. The family is under attack
because Lancho Mandi, Jharna’s husband is a known CPI(M) worker. The very next
day 2nd June, Lancho’s niece Pratima Murmu was attacked at Gobarara village,
Belmuri GP under Dhaniakhali PS.
In all
836 persons in the district have been forced out of their homes, 5205 have been
involved in 784 false cases.
13.
Purba Medinipur
A
number of people have been affected by AITC terror in different Blocks. Houses
have been attacked and damaged, ransoms forcibly taken, false cases filed and
property looted. In Patashpur –I Block 101 persons have been affected in this
way; 29 persons in Pataspur-II Block ; 42 persons in Kanthi-III Block
(Marichda) out of whom 35 had to pay huge amounts of ransom. In Kanaidighi GP
of the same Block, in booth no. 56, women were raped and in booth no. 57,
several women were molested.
In
Khejuri 5 GPs ( Janka, NijaKasba. Kalagachia, Kamarda and Birbandar) witnessed
extensive terror and attacks. In Tikashi GP a resident of Chatnabari village
was beaten and fined. In Henria GP the house of Nilmoni Maity of
Mouhati-Debichak village was burnt down and when he complained at the PS he was
banished from the area. About six others of the same village have been fined
and driven out of home.
Terror
is also extensive in Nandigram. In booths no. 16, 18, 25, 26, 99 and 126
several persons including polling agents have been beaten up and medical
treatment denied. False cases have been filed against 32 persons in booths no
25 & 26. In booth no 249 Rabin Giri CPI(M) workers returned home
after a long time but was threatened again and rescued by police.
In 214
Bhagabanpur AC an AITC victory procession on 23rd May ended in the ransacking
of 9 houses in booth no. 73, including the house of GP members Sabita Das and
she was put under pressure for resignation.
In
Ramnagar-I Block a fishery co-operative at Sankarpur of Talgachari-II GP was
set on fire by AITC goons. Property worth 14 lakh rupees was destroyed. When
the fishermen resisted, false cases were filed against 12 of them. Two CPI(M)
workers were arrested but no AITC miscreant has been arrested. At Mirzapur
village of Padima-I GP in the same block a poultry farm was looted by AITC
miscreants. They also filed false cases against 10 persons.
False
cases have been lodged by Moyna PS after elections against 24 CPI(M) workers.
Two of them are in the lock-up while 3 have been released on bail. Several
comrades are staying away from home. Cases were filed at Moyna PS on 14/05/2014
against those who conducted criminal attacks on polling day (12/05/2014). These
criminals, facing charges under 341/323/354/379/506/34IPC are moving about
freely. Police is not arresting them.
14. Paschim Medinipur
Since
the declaration of results of Lok Sabha polls, 22 Party offices of CPI (M) in
the district have been ransacked, 4 of them set on fire and 22 others forcibly
shut down or occupied. Nearly 1175 people have been beaten and ransom extracted
from them, including women who were stripped before being beaten, as at
Hematpur village in Chandrakona I block. 476 houses have been damaged and
looted. About 3000 persons had been driven away from home; some have returned
but the figure of the homeless still stands at 2556. In Simla village of
Chandrakona II block Nirmal Mukherjee was staying away from home when it was
attacked on 2nd June and his aged mother and wife were beaten and thrown out.
Among those who lost house and home on 23rd May, there were 25 families of
tribal Shabars of Ghatkura village in Jambani block. At Radhanagar village in
Kharagpur II block houses and shops belonging to 226 Munda tribal families were
ransacked by AITC goons. 72 peasants are not allowed to till their land.
216 people have been forced to shut down their shops or business establishments.
55 persons are not being allowed to go to their workplace. 1185 party workers
have been involved in 196 false cases. 76 of them are in prison. AITC
blackmailers have raised rupees four crore in ransoms. Cattle, livestock
and other property worth rupees two crore have been looted. The electricity of
55 families has been disconnected.
The
fascistic terror of AITC knows no bounds as far as Keshpur AC of Ghatal PC is
concerned. In the Keshpur AC itself the fallout of the terror till 22nd May was:
evicted 1668 persons; physically assaulted 593; the loss due to loot,
damage and fine is to the amount of Rupees 6.86 crores, martyred 1, cultivation
stopped – 36 peasants, small shops and business stopped – 110 persons, unable
to attend workplaces- 44 persons.
Baren
Dey, a leader of DYFI was kidnapped and beaten up on 27th May and again on 2nd
June; the second time was from Belda High School where he teaches. This
is because they want him to withdraw the complaints he had filed against
them. From 2nd June he is not being allowed to go to his workplace.
On 8th
June AITC miscreants kidnapped Saidul Bhuiyan (37) from a wedding ceremony at
Shyamnagar village under Garbeta PS and carried him to Hatisole village where
he was killed.
15. Bankura
Ujjal
Chanda (22), CPI(M) activist and a poor peasant of Onda suffered grave injury
caused by AITC hoodlums on May 29. His family members were also attacked on
that day including his mother. He was admitted to SSKM hospital in Kolkata
where he died on 3rd June. Chanda’s family was previously attacked in
2013 and also in the January this year by his neighbour who is associated with
the AITC. Complaint was lodged in the local police station. AITC activists have
pressurized the police not to take any action against the culprits.
Two
CPI(M) offices at Kankila and Bankidaha under Bishnupur PS were damaged
by AITC attackers on 16th May. Under the same PS 11 CPI(M)
workers including two polling agents were beaten up and some of them fined.
Under
Taldangra PS many people are living under threat of displacement in the
villages of Ghola, Mandi, Satmouli, Bikarda GP, Mutama. 150 families of
Bairagbandh village in Bibardha GP are prevented from using drinking water or
village ponds. They are not even allowed to shop for food. On 18th May a house
was ransacked at Rajpur Muslimpara and a CPI(M) office was ransacked at
Panchmura village. Next day a house in Deulvira village was damaged after AITC
victory celebration.
Under
Joypur PS electricity has been disconnected from the Joypur CPI(M) office.
Manju Pande of Joypur was beaten up at the village market.
1 CPI
office at Dasgihi under the same P.S was locked up by AITC goons on 16th May
and some wooden statues broken. On the same day a CPI worker Ganesh Mukherjee
who was polling agent for LF was surrounded at home by AITC miscreants who
burst bombs.
Under
Patrasayar PS a fishery was looted, a shop was forcibly closed down
and huge amounts were demanded from three persons.
The
people of all the above areas are living in terrible insecurity and the CPI(M)
Bankura District Committee has informed the DM and SP in writing on 19th May,
2014, giving details of all the specific incidents.
16. Bardhaman
2 CPI (M) workers, including a woman, have been martyred after the polling:
Kajol Sekh(45) of Bastepota village under Memari PS and Ashmira Begum,
former Panchayat member, of Muhul village under Ketugram PS. 6 others
were seriously injured in the Muhul incident. 42 others were injured in brutal
attacks by AITC workers; many of them had to be hospitalized. 10 of them were
injured on 17th May, when the Kanksa Zonal office of CPI (M) at Panagarh was
attacked thrice. They include members of CPI (M)’s Burdwan District Committee
and its secretariat.
Each
incident was reported to the police. No arrests were made.
The
attack on livelihood of Left Front supporters is widespread in the district.
Forcible closure of shops and establishments, peasants forcibly being prevented
from going to their land for agricultural work, milkmen being prevented from
selling milk (leading to great wastage of milk) and the looting of goods worth
4 lakh rupees from a shop in Khandaghosh PS are all part of the AITC programme
of starving people to death. Poorer sections and women have been special
targets.
At
Hatgobindapur village, women were molested by AITC men and policemen together;
500 peasants at least have been prevented from harvesting their produce
which was looted from the field by AITC goons. These peasants were also driven
out of their home.
Among
numerous houses looted and damaged, there are the two houses of former MLAs
Tapas Chatterjee and Samar Hazra.
At
Gourdanga in Katwa PS, a wedding ceremony was attacked by AITC miscreants on
25th May, CPI (M) workers beaten up and women molested. Two were hospitalized
including a woman. Though a complaint has been filed, no one has been arrested.
In Khurul village under Bhatar P.S. TMC miscreants attacked 5 women workers and
they were admitted in Bhatar hospital. In Barabelun village under same P.S.
AITC goons had broken the house of an LCM of CPI(M).
In
Mongolkote PS. AITC miscreants attacked a local CPI(M) leader on 24th May. He
had to be hospitalized. Similar incidents took place in Raina PS also.
Numerous
physical assaults on party workers and members of their families and ransacking
of many houses and personal property have been reported. The details of each
incident were given to the District Magistrate by Party leaders on 26th May,
2014 in writing.
On 1st
June, some drunks from an AITC ‘victory march’ passing through Malkita village
under Sadar PS, dragged out from her home a 15-year old girl whose father was a
polling agent for the CPI(M) candidate in the Loksabha Elections. Her shouts
brought her neighbours rushing to the spot to save her. The miscreants fled,
only to return later with arms and added manpower. The poor people of the
village were severely beaten, five houses set on fire with the slogan “Mamata
Banerjee Zindabad” on the arsonists’ lips. The haystacks of 5 CPI(M) workers
and supporters were burnt. 3 of them also lost their paddy-silos in the fire.
Cash and gold were also looted. The police arrived much later,
arrested 7 of the victims and none of the miscreants.
Complaint has been filed at Bardhaman Sadar PS
17. Birbhum
On 19th
May, two groups of tribals clashed in ward no 17 of Rampurhat town. AITC
supported one side and lodged false cases against several people, with the
commissioner of the ward Sanjib Mondal heading the list, though he was actually
trying for peace. It is worth notice that Mallik had been returned on a
hammer-and-sickle symbol and Lok Sabha candidate for LF also had a comfortable
lead in this ward. Tension still persists here.
5 GP
areas in the Dubrajpur Zone are affected by AITC attacks. Several villages have
been attacked; ordinary people have been beaten up and threatened. In Mirul
village under Loba GP, one man was abducted, taken to the Trinamool office and
beaten. At 11 a.m. on 18th May, Rampur village under Jashpur GP was attacked,
tube-wells were destroyed, women were beaten up and a temple gate was damaged.
In Paduma GP, the villages with tribal population are specially targeted.
On June
3 at about 9-30pm a group of 60 AITC miscreants raided the Gopalpur village of
Dubrajpur PS. They aimed at killing CPI(M) leader Moqdul Hossain. The village
was encircled by the armed miscreants. On being informed the local police have
arrived on the spot. The miscreants attacked the police with bombs. Five police
personal was injured. Among them Anup Chakraborty seriously injured was
immediately transferred to a Nursing Home. On the same day similar attack by
AITC goons to place on the leaders of Sattor LC of CPI(M). Several families
were thrown out and these homeless people are staying at the party office of Bolpur
ZC.
In all
491 persons in the district have been robbed of their democratic rights by AITC
attackers, 1138 driven out of home, 947 involved in false cases and 142
innocent people arrested.
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