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.
Prohibitory Orders Imposed After Post-Poll Violence in Parts of Tripura thewire.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewire.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tripura: Pradyot Kishore warns supporters of strict action, if found involved in post-poll violence ANI | Updated: Apr 11, 2021 05:42 IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 11 (ANI): Two days after the attack on Tipraha Indigenous Peoples Regional Alliance (TIPRA) chief Pradyot Kishore inside Mohanpur Sub-Divisional Magistrate s (SDM) office in Tripura, Kishore Deb has said that he will take strict action against his supporters if their involvement is found in post-poll violence.
The newly-formed TIPRA, led by former state Congress president Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman, swept the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections on Saturday, winning 18 of the 28 seats that went to the polls.
The alliance (16 seats) along with its ally Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (2 seats) won 18 of the 28 seats, ending Left Front’s 15-year rule of the council
Tripura: Major Blow for BJP-IPFT as Pradyot s TIPRA Sweeps District Council Polls
The Congress and Left Front have both failed to win a single seat.
TIPRA chairman Pradyot Kishore after winning the district council polls. Photo: Tanmoy Chakraborty
Politics11/Apr/2021
Agartala: A party newly floated by the Tripura royal scion has won a surprise, landslide victory in the crucial Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council poll, dealing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura a major blow.
Two years after resigning from the post of president of Tripura Pradesh Congress over differences with the high command, Pradyot Kishore Manikya Deb Barman founded the combine called The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA). On April 10, the party bagged 18 out of 28 seats of the TTAADC that went to polls on April 6.