TWO PERSONS WERE arrested by Railway Protection Force in Sealdah for allegedly trying to trap a passen- ger by forcing him to drink drug-induced soft drink and THURSDAY, KOLKATA steal his personal belonging. BengalChronicle MAY 6, 2021 3 Factional clashes of TMC Efforts to cool Cooch Behar down DEBASIS BISWAS To bail out from this situa- tion, the district administration KOLKATA: Cooch Behar dis- feels that the joint efforts of the trict has been plagued by con- workers of the political parties tinuous political terror since including the common people lead to tension in Dinhata the counting of votes. Four are of utmost need at this hour. SUMON MONDAL es between two Trinamool people have already lost their Apart from this, DM also said groups in the Gitaldaha area. lives. Among them are three that several communal provoc- DINHATA: Tension reigned On the one hand, the followers BJP workers and one Tri- ative posts were going viral on supreme once again in the of Trinamool MLA Jagadish namool Congress worker. The Facebook. Bhorampayesti area of Gital- Chandra Burma Basunia number of injured is reported- He also directed the police to daha in Dinhata No. 1 block from the Sitai Assembly con- ly more than one hundred. take action against such provo- due to factional clashes of stituency, on the other hand, Several thousand houses cations. The DM said that action Trinamool groups. The inci- the followers of Trinamool were vandalised across the would be taken against all the dent took place on Tuesday Congress President Prasanna district during this time. Sub- social media acounts from night. Several people from Dev Sharma of Dinhata No. 1 divisional and area-based meet- which such provocative posts both groups were injured in Block. The dispute between the ing were held between the dis- were being made. the clashes. two groups had already started trict police, administration and A number of facebook Among the injured three before the Assembly polls. representatives of political par- accounts have already been were admitted to Dinhata Sub- There have been frequent ties on Wednesday afternoon to An administration level meeting for restoring peace in the district took place Wednesday. identified, administration Divisional Hospital in a critical clashes between the two address the growing terrorism. restore peace in the district from time to time. The com- sources said. Besides, the top condition. After the condition groups. The political circles Meetings were held at immediately. DM Pawan mon man is bearing the brunt local political leadership has of one of the three deteriorat- Injured from both parties were admitted in Dinhata Sub-divisional hospital. think that this incident on Lansdowne Hall, District Qadian said the meetings were in this political conflict between chosen Facebook to maintain ed the doctor referred the crit- into a clash. One group targeted Later, as Raju Hossain’s Tuesday was its manifestation. Magistrate, Cooch Behar Sadar aimed at restoring peace and the Trinamool Congress and the peace and order. ically injured person to Cooch the other group and attacked condition was deteriorating, Trinamool leader Cooch Behar Subdivision, at the office of the order in the district imme- BJP. They are also constantly Behar. Police have started an with sticks and lathis. the doctor directed him to be district council chief Nur Alam Development Officer, Block No. diately. The administration In Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar posting to bring back peace and investigation into the matter. As a result, several people shifted to Cooch Behar Medical Hossain said, “Even before the 2, Cooch Behar, in Mathabhanga will keep an eye on the police Block No. 1, Tufanganj, order in the district. Police have It is learned that at first, an were injured. Among the College Hospital. Meanwhile, polls, the BJP has been trying Sub-Divisional Governing administration to have its own Natabari, Dinhata several thou- already arrested Prashant Roy altercation took place between injured, Mannan Hossain, Raju the Trinamool was accused of to tarnish the image of the Office, Collective Development role everywhere. sand houses have been demol- Basunia for spreading rumours two Trinamool groups in Hossain, and Babu Hossain vandalising the houses of sever- Trinamool Congress in various Officer’s Office at Haldibari. Since announcement of ished in the name of political said the DM. He also said that the Bhorampayesti area of were admitted to Dinhata Sub- al BJP workers in two blocks of ways. After losing the election, Representatives of all politi- results, shootings, vandalism terrorism. Thousands of ordi- legal action would be taken Gitaldaha in Dinhata on Divisional Hospital in a critical Burirhat of Dinhata that night. they are trying to destabilise cal parties were present at the and bombings are going on in nary people have been rendered against those who were found Tuesday night. Later it turned condition. Earlier, there were clash- the state, including Dinhata.” meetings. They were asked to different areas of the district homeless. spreading slander. Suvendu slams ruling govt Medicine supply better, Stiff measures to curb spread over state of violence in Bengal oxygen still hard to get of Coronavirus in the state AGENCIES problem. Unlike Delhi, there is AGENCIES no dearth of oxygen supply to AGENCIES KOLKATA: The dearth of oxy- hospitals or refilling cylinders. KOLKATA: Bharatiya Janata gen cylinders in the market Unscrupulous retailers and KOLKATA: In an effort to con- Party (BJP) leader Suvendu continued to plague the kin pharmacists are demanding a trol the raging pandemic in Adhikari, who defeated West of Covid patients requiring huge premium to sell the cyl- the state, the state govern- Bengal Chief Minister Mama- oxygen support at home in inders that they have stashed ment announced to suspend ta Banerjee in the Nandigram the city and other parts of the away. movement of all local trains Assembly seat, on Wednesday state. “Two days ago, a person even till further notice and made slammed the state govern- Though the supply of med- quoted Rs 80,000 for an empty 20 Covid negative report manda- ment over post-poll violence icines, prescribed for Covid litres oxygen cylinder. I had got tory for the passengers coming and said that such an atmos- treatment, has improved in the number from a social media either by flight or by trains phere was created in 2001 the city, the situation is dire post,” said Tanumoy Naskar, a from other states from May 7 when CPI(M) was making an in the districts with both Rem- Covid volunteer who has been midnight. The state govern- states will have to produce their tural gatherings like marriage exit. desivir and Tocilizumab being working relentlessly to arrange ment also made a series of RT-PCR report,” she said. or something like that but in that Speaking to media, Adhikari in short supply. oxygen cylinders, beds and med- announcements to control the “Any passenger coming by case prior permission needs to be said, “The situation is very seri- partition,” he added. Mamata Ji on her third term. Several oxygen banks have icines for people. movement of people. flight without the report will taken from the local authorities. ous. I have been in politics for a Prime Minister Narendra Our priority is that we must come up across the city in the The drug shortage though Chief minister Mamata have to stay in quarantine for 14 The state has not only reduced long time. Such an atmosphere Modi on Tuesday had called bring an end to this senseless last few days to replenish empty has improved in the city with a Banerjee said, “All local trains days and the airport authorities the presence of their employees was created in 2001 when CPI(M) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep violence that has affected society cylinders. “Earlier, we used to steady supply of Remdesivir and to be suspended from tomorrow will have to make an arrange- in the office by 50 per cent but was making an exit. At that time, Dhankhar and expressed his at large. I have every hope that refill barely 4,000 cylinders a Tocilizumab in the past 10 days. till further notice and only 50 per ment for that,” the chief minister also asked the private sector to Mamata Banerjee got 60 seats. “serious anguish and concern” the Chief Minister on an urgent month. Now, we have been But medicine suppliers reported cent of the state transport will ply added. reduce the number of employees There was political violence in at the alarmingly worrisome law basis will take all steps to restore refilling more than 500 cylinders severe shortage of both drugs on roads following the increase “It is requested that people in the office,” she said. some areas.” and order situation in the state rule of law.” a day. People are coming from in several districts and raised of Covid cases in the state.” should wear masks, else the gov- Prioritising the vaccination He also compared the situ- following the culmination of the Mamata-led Trinamool nearby districts and standing the issue with the Union health She said, “No flights will be ernment will take strict action of transport workers, journalists ation of West Bengal to that of assembly elections. Congress won 213 seats in the just in queue for hours to get their ministry. allowed to enter three airports of against them,” the chief minister and hawkers because they are India’s partition in 1947. After administering the concluded West Bengal assem- cylinders refilled. How can I “The shortage is especially the state - Dum Dum, Bagdogra said. Apart from this the state exposed to the people the most, “This time, the violence is oath of office to Mamata on bly elections.