Leader of opposition and former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar that “we have walked out of the house and will not return for further proceedings”.

Opposition leader Manik Sarkar also claimed that the whole country is on fire
the state was reeling under serious crisis where the voice of opposition was being suppressed.

He also claimed that using “power of numbers BJP was trying to overrule the voice of dissent”.

The Opposition CPI(M) MLAs on Monday walked out of the Tripura Assembly

They walked out in protest against the deputy speaker not allowing discussion on the issue of a custodial death that took place in West Tripura police station.

CPI(M) MLAs Ratan Bhowmik and Nirmal Biswas brought calling attention to the custodial death issue.

But deputy speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen did not allow the issue to be discussed in the Assembly on the ground that the issue is under investigation.

The chief minister gave a written reply regarding the issue but the opposition MLAs remained adamant seeking discussion on the floor of the House.

Deputy speaker Sen said, “The matter is under investigation and it will not be appropriate to discuss the issue now.”

Then Opposition leader Manik Sarkar questioned the deputy speaker that if the matter was under investigation then why did he allow to raise the issue in the House.

Later, the Opposition CPI(M) MLAs walked out of the House in protest.