Clashes in Tripura latest updates: Union minister Giriraj Singh denied that his party had a hand in the Tripura violence and the demolition of Lenin statue, but said that common people who may have felt oppressed by the Left may have done it. Ram Madhav also put out a tweet, apparently celebrating the 'change' but later deleted the tweet after facing backlash.
According to reports, Section 144 has been imposed on 13 police stations in West Tripura district. According to 101reporters, Section 144 is imposed between 8 pm and 6 am on 5 and 6 March.
Amid reports of sporadic violence in Tripura, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to the state governor and the DGP and asked them to ensure peace till a new government is installed, an official said.
During the telephonic calls, Governor Tathagata Roy and DGP A K Shukla apprised the Union home minister about the prevailing situation in Tripura and steps taken to control the violence, which erupted following the BJP-IPFT alliances victory over the CPI-M, ousting the Manik Sarkar led government in the just concluded Assembly elections.
Singh asked the governor and the DGP to check all kinds of violence and ensure peace till a new government is installed in Tripura, the home ministry official said.
There have been reports of sporadic violence and clashes between rival political groups in different parts of Tripura after the election results were declared on Saturday.
A statue of Left icon Lenin was also demolished at Belonia town in South Tripura yesterday with the help of a bulldozer.
Tripura witnessed a change in rule after 25 years in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The BJP demolished the Left citadel in Tripura, winning a two-third majority with its ally, the IPFT.
Published Date: Mar 06, 2018 20:12 PM | Updated Date: Mar 06, 2018 20:37 PM
Highlights
Intervene to end violence in Tripura: CPM tells Modi
"We request your immediate intervention to stop these attacks and violence and to maintain peace and normalcy in the state" before the situation "worsened", the party said in the memorandum addressed to the prime minister.
Another Lenin statue brought down in Sabroom Motor Stand
When Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited Lenin's mausoleum in Russia
In 1979, then prime minister Morarji Desai was on a state visit to Russia and Atal Bihari Vajpayee as foreign minister of India, accompanied him. In the course of his visit, Vajpayee had to visit Lenin's mausoleum in Moscow for a wreath laying ceremony. PK Budhwar, in his book A Diplomat Reveals refers to the incident and said that Vajpayee responded in his own style, when he was asked how he felt about the whole thing. "Hum mein aur Rossion me antar kya hai, hum Shiv ki pooja karte hain ye shav ki (What is the difference between us and the Russians. We worship Shiva, they worship dead body)"
Biplab Deb meets Tripura governor, swearing-in on 9 March
Watch: Tripura Dy Speaker, CPM leader Pabitra Kar speaks on Lenin statute's demolition
Deputy Speaker and senior CPM leader Pabitra Kar speaks on demolition of Lenin statue and post-poll violence allegedly perpetrated by BJP workers. He compares there act to Taliban's razing of Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
Courtesy: SS Ali | Team 101 Reporters
Enough forces in Tripura to tackle violence: Union Home Ministry
"Adequate central security forces and state police are available in Tripura for maintaining law and order and restoring peace," a home ministry spokesperson told PTI.
People 'oppressed' by Left may have brought down Lenin's statue: Giriraj Singh
Union minister Giriraj Singh today said people who were "oppressed" during the 25-year Left rule in Tripura might have brought down a statue of communist icon Lenin in the state.
CPM workers hold protest in Kolkata after Lenin statue pulled down
Karnataka Congress president G Parameshwara criticises BJP over Tripura violence
CPM office ransacked in Ramchandraghat constituency on Monday
Image Courtesy: Ayub Sarkar | Team 101 Reporters
Tyrants risk being toppled: Tavleen Singh on demolition of Lenin's statue
People want statues of Vivekananda and Sardar Patel, not Lenin: Tripura BJP leader
"People of the area wanted to erect statues of national heroes like Swami Vivekananda, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and Mother Teresa instead of Lenin since long. Whatever happened in Belonia is the outcome of public fury," BJP spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said. The party has, however, denied its workers were involved in the incident and blamed it in 'massive anger' amid common people.
Skirmishes normal, overzealous workers will be reined in by law: Tathagata Roy
"Sitaram Yechury can go on making charges. I am not going to respond to that. These skirmishes happen after elections across every state from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. These are some overzealous supporters who will be dealt with according to the law," Roy told CNN-News18.
CPM flays BJP's 'unprecedented reign of terror' claims scores of party workers beaten up
CPM state secretary Bijan Dhar claimed that 514 party activists were assaulted, 1,539 houses of the party activists were attacked and 196 houses set on fire since the announcement of results.
He also claimed that 134 CPI(M) offices were attacked and looted, 64 party offices were set on fire and at least 90 offices of different mass organisations had been occupied allegedly by BJP-IPFT supporters.
PTI
Image Courtesy: Ayub Sarkar | Team 101 Reporters
CPM workers burn Modi's effigy in Kolkata to protest demolition of Lenin statue
Watch: Statue of Vladimir Lenin being razed amid chants of Bharat Mata ki Jai
IPFT may get post of Deputy CM but party mum possible names
Meanwhile, state gears up to get new chief minister
Media reports say Rajnath Singh spoke to Tripura governor, DGP
Amid reports of sporadic violence in Tripura, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke to the State governor and the DGP and asked them to ensure peace till a new government is installed, an official said.
During the telephonic calls, Governor Tathagata Roy and DGP A.K. Shukla apprised the Union Home Minister about the prevailing situation in Tripura, PTI reported.
ABVP workers vandalise Dashrath Deb Memorial College
Students affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, BJP's student wing, ransacked Dashrath Deb Memorial College in Khowai on Monday.
Image Courtesy Ayub Sarkar | Team 101 reporters
Ram Madhav tweets on demolition of Lenin statue, later deletes tweet
After defilation of Lenin statue in Tripura, Tamil Nadu BJP leader calls Periyar casteist; Tamil group lodges FIR
Sunil Deodhar says no place for intolerance, vandalism
Speaking to NDTV, BJP leader Sunil Deodhar who was in charge of electioneering in Tripura, said that the BJP believes that others have the freedom of holding there own ideology, which can be in contrast with our own. But there is no space for violence. Unfortunately this happened when there was no government there."
My tweet was of abstract position: Tripura governor defends tweet on felling of Lenin's statue
" I am not responsible for it. What I tweeted was of abstract position. A new government has not been sworn in yet; reading the tweet in its own way," Tathagata Roy told CNN-News 18.
Tathagata Roy tweets on vandalism of Lenin statue; CPM outrages
Tripura governor Tathagata Roy tweeted out the picture of the Lenin statue being felled by the so-called BJP workers and commented on the fact that how a diplomatically elected government can undo things done by there predecessors.
The comment outraged the Left party, which called it "shameful". "It is shameful that Governor is celebrating the attack."
BJP is political front of 'fascist RSS': Sitaram Yechury
CPM General Secretary said that the BJP was merely a political mask of the deeply "fascistic" RSS ideology. He said that the RSS was banned in the past, and the condition to remove the ban was that they will never enter politics. That's why they needed a political front and that's how the BJP was born. Yechury also said that BJP thrives on political violence.
BJP indulged in opportunism for narrow poll gains: Sitaram Yechury
Speaking to the press after vandalism was reported in Tripura, CPM general secretary said that the BJP is an opportunist party who rode to power on the shoulders of parties who had gained strength in the region by fanning separatist sentiments. He said that they have shown there streak for opportunism in other state as well but we will reorganize e ourselves and fight their divisive ideology.
BJP, RSS anti-democratic, fascistic: Sitaram Yechury
The true face of BJP and RSS is anti-democratic and fascistic. It is our responsibility to fight them and we will do that," Yechury said.
Section 144 imposed across 13 police stations
Section 144 imposed across 13 police stations in West Tripura district between 8 pm and 6 am on 5 and 6 March.
Input from Ayub Sarkar/101Reporters
20:37 (IST)
Intervene to end violence in Tripura: CPM tells Modi
"We request your immediate intervention to stop these attacks and violence and to maintain peace and normalcy in the state" before the situation "worsened", the party said in the memorandum addressed to the prime minister.
20:05 (IST)
Another Lenin statue brought down in Sabroom Motor Stand
18:12 (IST)
Today it is Lenin's statue, tomorrow it'll be of Gandhi, Netaji or Swami Vivekananda: Mamata Banerjee
“My ideology may differ with the CPI(M) but I will not tolerate it if someone tries to destroy the statues of leaders like Lenin. It is unfortunate that BJP leaders, instead of thinking about Tripura's development, are indulging in violence. They only believe in divisive politics,” Mamata was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
“What kind of politics is this? Today they are pulling down Lenin’s statue, tomorrow they will do the same with Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda and Birsa Muda’s statue. Till the time I am alive, I will not tolerate this and will continue to protest against these practices,” she said.
18:00 (IST)
When Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited Lenin's mausoleum in Russia
In 1979, then prime minister Morarji Desai was on a state visit to Russia and Atal Bihari Vajpayee as foreign minister of India, accompanied him. In the course of his visit, Vajpayee had to visit Lenin's mausoleum in Moscow for a wreath laying ceremony. PK Budhwar, in his book A Diplomat Reveals refers to the incident and said that Vajpayee responded in his own style, when he was asked how he felt about the whole thing. "Hum mein aur Rossion me antar kya hai, hum Shiv ki pooja karte hain ye shav ki (What is the difference between us and the Russians. We worship Shiva, they worship dead body)"
17:45 (IST)
Biplab Deb meets Tripura governor, swearing-in on 9 March
17:37 (IST)
Watch: Tripura Dy Speaker, CPM leader Pabitra Kar speaks on Lenin statute's demolition
Deputy Speaker and senior CPM leader Pabitra Kar speaks on demolition of Lenin statue and post-poll violence allegedly perpetrated by BJP workers. He compares there act to Taliban's razing of Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
Courtesy: SS Ali | Team 101 Reporters
17:08 (IST)
Enough forces in Tripura to tackle violence: Union Home Ministry
"Adequate central security forces and state police are available in Tripura for maintaining law and order and restoring peace," a home ministry spokesperson told PTI.
17:07 (IST)
People 'oppressed' by Left may have brought down Lenin's statue: Giriraj Singh
Union minister Giriraj Singh today said people who were "oppressed" during the 25-year Left rule in Tripura might have brought down a statue of communist icon Lenin in the state.
17:03 (IST)
CPM workers hold protest in Kolkata after Lenin statue pulled down
16:59 (IST)
Karnataka Congress president G Parameshwara criticises BJP over Tripura violence
16:49 (IST)
CPM office ransacked in Ramchandraghat constituency on Monday
Image Courtesy: Ayub Sarkar | Team 101 Reporters
16:41 (IST)
Tyrants risk being toppled: Tavleen Singh on demolition of Lenin's statue
16:34 (IST)
People want statues of Vivekananda and Sardar Patel, not Lenin: Tripura BJP leader
"People of the area wanted to erect statues of national heroes like Swami Vivekananda, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and Mother Teresa instead of Lenin since long. Whatever happened in Belonia is the outcome of public fury," BJP spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said. The party has, however, denied its workers were involved in the incident and blamed it in 'massive anger' amid common people.
16:29 (IST)
Skirmishes normal, overzealous workers will be reined in by law: Tathagata Roy
"Sitaram Yechury can go on making charges. I am not going to respond to that. These skirmishes happen after elections across every state from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. These are some overzealous supporters who will be dealt with according to the law," Roy told CNN-News18.
16:24 (IST)
CPM flays BJP's 'unprecedented reign of terror' claims scores of party workers beaten up
CPM state secretary Bijan Dhar claimed that 514 party activists were assaulted, 1,539 houses of the party activists were attacked and 196 houses set on fire since the announcement of results.
He also claimed that 134 CPI(M) offices were attacked and looted, 64 party offices were set on fire and at least 90 offices of different mass organisations had been occupied allegedly by BJP-IPFT supporters.
PTI
Image Courtesy: Ayub Sarkar | Team 101 Reporters
16:19 (IST)
CPM workers burn Modi's effigy in Kolkata to protest demolition of Lenin statue
16:10 (IST)
Watch: Statue of Vladimir Lenin being razed amid chants of Bharat Mata ki Jai
16:08 (IST)
IPFT may get post of Deputy CM but party mum possible names
16:05 (IST)
Watch: CPM cadres' houses burnt, party offices razed in Tripura; fire at Mandi Bazar
The violence that swept Tripura hours after a BJP win, saw vandalisation of CPM cadres' homes and shops while the Left party's offices were razed. Here is a video of the damage caused in Mandi Bazar on Monday.
Courtesy: Ayub Sarkar | 101 Reporters
15:59 (IST)
Meanwhile, state gears up to get new chief minister
15:55 (IST)
Media reports say Rajnath Singh spoke to Tripura governor, DGP
Amid reports of sporadic violence in Tripura, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke to the State governor and the DGP and asked them to ensure peace till a new government is installed, an official said.
During the telephonic calls, Governor Tathagata Roy and DGP A.K. Shukla apprised the Union Home Minister about the prevailing situation in Tripura, PTI reported.
15:50 (IST)
ABVP workers vandalise Dashrath Deb Memorial College
Students affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, BJP's student wing, ransacked Dashrath Deb Memorial College in Khowai on Monday.
Image Courtesy Ayub Sarkar | Team 101 reporters
15:38 (IST)
CPM cadres' houses burnt, party offices razed in Tripura within 48 hours of BJP coming to power: NDTV
15:35 (IST)
Ram Madhav tweets on demolition of Lenin statue, later deletes tweet
15:28 (IST)
After defilation of Lenin statue in Tripura, Tamil Nadu BJP leader calls Periyar casteist; Tamil group lodges FIR
15:16 (IST)
Sunil Deodhar says no place for intolerance, vandalism
Speaking to NDTV, BJP leader Sunil Deodhar who was in charge of electioneering in Tripura, said that the BJP believes that others have the freedom of holding there own ideology, which can be in contrast with our own. But there is no space for violence. Unfortunately this happened when there was no government there."
15:09 (IST)
My tweet was of abstract position: Tripura governor defends tweet on felling of Lenin's statue
" I am not responsible for it. What I tweeted was of abstract position. A new government has not been sworn in yet; reading the tweet in its own way," Tathagata Roy told CNN-News 18.
15:06 (IST)
Tathagata Roy tweets on vandalism of Lenin statue; CPM outrages
Tripura governor Tathagata Roy tweeted out the picture of the Lenin statue being felled by the so-called BJP workers and commented on the fact that how a diplomatically elected government can undo things done by there predecessors.
The comment outraged the Left party, which called it "shameful". "It is shameful that Governor is celebrating the attack."
15:00 (IST)
BJP is political front of 'fascist RSS': Sitaram Yechury
CPM General Secretary said that the BJP was merely a political mask of the deeply "fascistic" RSS ideology. He said that the RSS was banned in the past, and the condition to remove the ban was that they will never enter politics. That's why they needed a political front and that's how the BJP was born. Yechury also said that BJP thrives on political violence.
14:56 (IST)
Narendra Modi calls BJP's victory in Tripura 'a victory of ideology'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dubbed the BJP's win over the Left in Tripura a "victory of ideology" and said the party needs to work hard to maintain its winning electoral streak, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters.
Modi was addressing the BJP parliamentary party meeting, where he was greeted with the slogan, 'Jeet hamari jari hai, ab Karnataka ki bari hai' (Our winning run continues, now is the turn of Karnataka).
Click here to read the full PTI report.
14:51 (IST)
BJP indulged in opportunism for narrow poll gains: Sitaram Yechury
Speaking to the press after vandalism was reported in Tripura, CPM general secretary said that the BJP is an opportunist party who rode to power on the shoulders of parties who had gained strength in the region by fanning separatist sentiments. He said that they have shown there streak for opportunism in other state as well but we will reorganize e ourselves and fight their divisive ideology.
14:50 (IST)
Subramanian Swamy calls Lenin a terrorist
14:48 (IST)
All ideologies should be supported: JD(U) MP
"This is wrong. People of this nation believe in different ideologies. It is true that Lenin's statues were demolished after end of ruling in Russia. But India is not Russia," The Indian Express quoted JD(U) MP Harivansh as saying.
14:47 (IST)
BJP, RSS anti-democratic, fascistic: Sitaram Yechury
The true face of BJP and RSS is anti-democratic and fascistic. It is our responsibility to fight them and we will do that," Yechury said.
14:36 (IST)
14:35 (IST)
14:33 (IST)
14:17 (IST)
Section 144 imposed across 13 police stations
Section 144 imposed across 13 police stations in West Tripura district between 8 pm and 6 am on 5 and 6 March.
Input from Ayub Sarkar/101Reporters