A campaign by Hindutva supporters to drive out supposedly 'illegal' Muslim shopkeepers and vendors from the state comes along with various kinds of attempts, coupled with the government's inaction against hate campaigners in the state, in creating fear among Muslims in the state.
The protesters demanded the resignation of Tripura CM Biplab Deb over the state's alleged failure to protect Muslim minorities as well as the deafening silence of the BJP leadership.
While the rally was ostensibly a protest against communal violence in Bangladesh, the scenes witnessed in the northeastern state were starkly reminiscent of the violence itself.
The injured farmer's complaint said the driver "deliberately hit the farmer" as part of a conspiracy hatched with BJP MP Nayab Saini to teach farmers "a Lakhimpur Kheri kind of incident."