Manik Sarkar seeks judicial probe into Madhabbari clashes

Agartala | Tuesday | 15th January, 2019

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Six Twipra Student Federation (TSF) were among those who sustained injuries in the incident.Criticizing the police action, Sarkar, who took a tour of Madhabbari in West Tripura district , said "firing on the protesters was not necessary". AGARTALA: Leader of opposition and former chief minister Manik Sarkar on Monday demanded a judicial probe into last week's citizenship bill protests at Madhabbari, which led to the injury of at least seven persons, including a Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel.Police resorted to lathicharge, burst tear gas shells and opened fire in the air on January 8 to disperse agitators, who blocked highways seeking revocation of citizenship bill..