SAY 'NO' TO POLICE !

Trinamul plan to boycott police in Cooch Behar

The Trinamul Congress is considering a plan to boycott police in Cooch Behar district. They are to opt for this plan as the police are acting following diktats of the CPI-M, Trinamul sources said. The call to boycott the police socially may come into effect from next Monday, they said.

President of Cooch Behar District Trinamul Congress, Mr Rabindra Nath Ghosh said the police are working under the behest of the CPI-M at everywhere in this district. Many false cases have been fabricated against Trinamul Congress activists. After any incident of political clash between the CPI-M and the Trinamul supporters the police run after the latter and initiate cases against them.

A number of Trinamul activists including Abu Bakkar Siddiqi of Deocharai, Debabrata Pramanik of Baraitola and Hafizul Mian of Ghoksadanga were killed in attacks made by CPI-M goons but the police are yet to arrest the actual offenders as they are enjoying CPI-M shelter, Mr Ghosh alleged.

The Trinamul leader said the police made it a habit to harass the Trinamul Congress leaders and supporters in any incident. Last Saturday, a gang of armed CPI-M men attacked Trinamul supporters during a meeting at Choukhusi Balarampur in Tufanganj. Complaints were lodged against 39 CPI-M men but no one was arrested till now. A CPI-M leader and Natabari MLA Mr Tamser Ali instigated the attack but no action was taken against him. Infuriated locals had confined him for a few hours inside the local CPI-M office. "We are not in a mood to allow such things for ever and to make things straight we are considering a plan to call for social-boycott the police", Mr Ghosh said.

Recalling the attack on district CPI-M secretary sometime back, Mr Ghosh said that was a baseless allegation and it was fabricated to harass the Trinamul Congress leaders and activists. Police handled the case in a partisan manner, he alleged.

On the otherhand, district CPI-M secretary Mr Chandi Pal said the police are not active enough and so the Opposition are creating troubles. The police should take prompt steps to control disturbing situations, he opined.

When asked, the Cooch Behar SP, Mr Devendra Prakash Singh said the police are active enough and they are working as needed. The police take actions following each complaint lodged, he claimed. Referring the incident of Choukhusi Balarampur the SP said police started a probe into the matter and measures would be taken soon. The accused may be arrested within a day or two, he indicated. He however denied making any comment over the proposed social boycott plan of the Trinamul Congress.