Tripura education minister Ratan Lal Nath accused of unleashing para forces on job-seekers

AGARTALA: Tripura education minister Ratan Lal Nath was accused of instigating paramilitary forces to act against the job-seeking qualified graduate and post-graduate teachers who had gone to meet the minister at his residence on Monday.
The security forces allegedly beat up the job aspirants mercilessly on the road and left at least 47 people, including an expecting mother, injured seriously.At least five persons were shifted to the hospital with multiple fractures in their legs and hands and serious head injuries.
Bulti Das, a seven-month-pregnant woman and a job aspirant, was shifted to the hospital on Monday night. She had allegedly been kicked by policemen in front of the minister’s house. She alleged policemen touched her inappropriately and tortured her brutally. “During the meeting with the education minister at his residence, Nath shifted his earlier stand to appoint less than 1,000 qualified graduate and post-graduate teachers against the vacancy of 6,000 and misbehaved with the delegation which was called for discussion. He called us ‘brokers of opposition political parties and made it clear no way we shall get any job,” alleged Rahul Roy, an injured protester.
The opposition CPM, Congress, Trinamool Congress and TIPRA Motha condemned the role of the education minister in mobilising police against the job-seekers and sought the attention of the chief minister to deal with the grievances.
Congress MLA and former BJP minister Sudip Roybarman alleged, “The BJP ministers and leaders continuously lie to the people and when they find no option, they unleash police or criminals to subjugate public voice.”