BJP to withdraw cases against IPFT workers

Agartala | Wednesday | 19th September, 2018

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The IPFT workers had launched an agitation in Golaghati and Jampuijala areas on Sunday to press for the demand and also blocked roads. The IPFT workers need to understand this," said a BJP leader.The IPFT, however, indicated that it would continue its agitation for withdrawal of all cases filed against its workers in the last six months.Based on the complaint of Debbarma, police picked up two IPFT workers on Monday for allegedly ransacking his house and assaulting his family members last week. AGARTALA: Accepting the demand of coalition partner Indigenous Peoples' Front of Tripura (IPFT), the BJP-led state government has agreed to withdraw cases registered against IPFT workers involved in the recent attack on BJP MLA Birendra Kishore Debbarma in Golaghati and in a few other incidents in Jampui sub-division of Sepahijala district.On Monday, police released two persons arrested in connection with the MLA attack case. On Monday - a day after BJP and IPFT took the decision to bury the hatchet over the selection of chairman of block advisory committee and filing of nomination in panchayat bypoll - IPFT workers launched an indefinite strike.In the last few months, a number of cases have been registered against IPFT cadres allegedly for perpetrating violence in various parts of the state. "While some cases were lodged by the people concerned, others were filed by the state government..