AGARTALA :  In Tripura, a BJP worker injured during the counting of votes in the panchayat election in Tripura’s Sepahijala district on August 12, died at a hospital on August 18. The name of the deceased is Asish Paul and he was among 12 BJP workers attacked by some miscreants at Kathalia.

Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Law & Order, Ananta Das said that as Paul was severely injured and was taken to GBP hospital (Agartala). On Sunday, he died while undergoing treatment”, Locals held a demonstration and blocked a road at Sonamura when his body was taken to his native village.

They lifted the blockade after the police assured them that the accused persons would be arrested soon, another officer said. Former union minister and BJP’s state core committee member Pratima Bhoumik vowed to ensure justice for the victim’s family.

“Around 30 CPI(M) goons attacked the BJP workers during the counting of votes in the panchayat elections. I will not rest until all the criminals involved in the murder of Asish Paul are punished through legal proceedings,” she said.

Bhoumik, who hails from the Sonamura sub-division, said she would ensure that the CPI(M), which had “indulged in terror tactics during its 25-year rule”, would not get a seat in the panchayat in the subdivision.