Tripura: CPIM hits at Biplab Deb govt over ‘community transmission’ of COVID-19

The Tripura wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) claimed that the phase of community transmission had already begun in Tripura due to lapse on the part of the government.

“We have been pleading the government since the beginning to test all the stranded returnees. But, the government remained unmoved and thus the situation today is clear before all”, the CPIM state secretary Goutam Das said.

Tripura reported 55 new COVID-19 cases taking the total to 747. Of the 747 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 574 are active and 173 have been cured and discharged so far.

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Intolerance against other parties

He also slammed the ruling party for its alleged intolerant behavior towards the other parties who were also serving the poor in this time of the pandemic. “In more than 50 places CPIM workers have been attacked while distributing relief materials among the poor. FIRs have been lodged but no progress in the probe can be seen yet. Despite all this, the CPIM party distributed relief among more than 90,000 poor people”, Das told reporters.

Briefing on the June 02 concluded politburo meeting—perhaps the first ever digital conference of the CPIM’s top brass, he said, “On June 16 next a nationwide protest day will be observed by the party to make strong statements against the policies of the central government. The Centre, deliberately, failed to appease the poor through its policies whereas in a cunning way giving an upper-hand to the foreign agencies in ease of doing business here in the country. This should be stopped and local entrepreneurs and labor class should be assisted”.

He also demanded Rs 7,500 cash dole to every person who is out of the ambit of income tax for the next 6 months and 200-day work under TUEP and MGNREGA. Taking over from him, CPIM leaders Naresh Jamatia urged the government to resettle the Bru refugees in their own original land of Mizoram. “If they are resettled here in Tripura we have no issues but every community should have its rights to settle in the land of ancestors. And if they are settled in Tripura, the ecology of other communities and the forest cover should not be disturbed”, said Naresh. Naresh also claimed that the ADC polls must be completed in time as there could be dire consequences of unprecedented late because many powers are trying hard to mislead the tribal youth of the state.    

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Containment zones

Meanwhile, a number of Panchayats located under Dukli and Hejamara blocks of West Tripura district have been declared containment zones and buffer zones in view of some COVID 19 cases in these areas. The West Tripura district authorities had already promulgated section 144 of CrPc and sealed off the areas. No vehicular activities or entry of outsiders were allowed in the areas with some relaxations in the buffer zones, sources in the civil administration said.

As per the orders, Fultali Gram Panchayat, Motinagar Uttarpara, Gabtali and Rayermura Barchatal are being covered in the containment zone area whereas 1 km radius of these locations were declared buffer zones. Under the Dukli block, Pandabpur gram panchayat, Motinagar South Gram Panchayat, Noyapara and Brajendranagar had been sealed off after being marked containment zone.

Moreover, nine localities under Mohanpur’s Hejamara block’s Chandpur village committee had also sealed off as containment zones. As per the orders, these orders will continue until further orders come up. 

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