Former Tripura Chief Minister, CPI(M) Leaders Attacked, Hold BJP Responsible
A video that went viral showed the people holding black flags, chanting âGo back Manik Sarkarâ and pelting stones and bottles at the leaders.
The crowd that attacked the CPI(M) delegation. Photo: Special arrangement
Politics11/May/2021
Agartala: A week after the Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb stated that the âculture of terrorâ in the state has been put to an end after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came into power, on Monday the leader of the opposition Communist Party of India (Marxist) and former chief minister Manik Sarkar was attacked allegedly by BJP workers in the Santirbazar sub-division under South Tripura district.
Former Tripura CM Manik Sarkar alleges attack on CPM delegates by BJP hooligans
Sarkar, also CPI-M Politburo member and former chief minister, said the delegates had gone to the houses of party supporters who were allegedly attacked by BJP goons on Wednesday.
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AGARTALA: Leader of the Opposition in Tripura Manik Sarkar on Monday alleged that hooligans patronised by the ruling BJP in the state had attacked CPI-M delegates when they visited the house of party supporters at Shantirbazar in South Tripura district.
The police, however, claimed that unidentified youths had thrown stones but none was injured.