On July 25, the Tripura police detained 23 members of the Indian Political Action Committee in the state capital of Agartala. Later, the po...
On July 25, the Tripura police detained 23 members of the Indian Political Action Committee in the state capital of Agartala. Later, the police also filed a first information report against them. The ostensible reason for this unusual action: Covid-19 protocols. But allegations flew thick and fast that this move was political, with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government looking to stymy IPAC, working as it was for the Trinamool Congress as an election strategist.
In response, the Trinamool sent a delegation of senior leaders to protest the action against IPAC.
A week later, the Trinamool’s de facto second-in-command Abhishek Banerjee headed to the state. Protests against his visit by the ruling BJP even saw his car attacked. On Saturday, Trinamool youth leaders were injured, allegedly due to an attack by BJP cadre. The day after, the Tripura police arrested TMC workers, charging them with breaking pandemic norms. In response, Abhishek Banerjee rushed to the state again.
The GOONS of @BJP4Tripura have shown their TRUE COLOURS!
— Abhishek Banerjee (@abhishekaitc) August 7, 2021
This barbaric attack on Trinamool workers reveals the 'GOONDA RAJ' in #Tripura under @BjpBiplab's Govt.!
Your threats and attacks only prove your inhumanity.
DO WHAT YOU CAN.. Trinamool will not budge an INCH! pic.twitter.com/9K6ZPECrNq
Clearly, the political heat in the North Eastern state of Tripura...
