The information of the 23-member staff of ballot strategist Prashant Kishor’s firm I-PAC (Indian Political Action Committee) being detained by Agartala police went viral on social media yesterday. Busting the misinformation, the Tripura authorities has issued a clarification saying that the members had been held to bear the RTPCR check obligatory for guests as per the Covid-19 tips.
This comes after the Trinamool Congress cried vendetta in opposition to the corporate that led them to win the 2021 West Bengal state meeting elections. “This is shameful. The IPAC team came and from night they are undergoing verification and they are almost in house arrest. Is the BJP scared of this democracy?” requested Ashish Lal Singh who has lately been made the TMC state president for Tripura.
As per reviews, the I-PAC staff is at present in Tripura to conduct baseline research forward of state meeting elections. They already met some influential politicians together with BJP leaders within the state and are planning to conduct notion examine.
“Our people have been literally put under house arrest for what reason we don’t know. We are looking into the matter,” claimed the I-PAC staff.
A senior official from the Chief Minister’s Office, in an interview with the India Express, nonetheless, clarified that the I-PAC staff was requested to remain indoors at their lodge since they’re in a big group and the federal government needs to keep away from any undesirable unfold of Covid-19.
Commenting on the misinformation, Tripura West SP Manik Das revealed, “They are around 22 people of IPAC team. They had been visiting various places around Agartala city. Now Tripura is under a partial lockdown. And people visitors arriving at airport must carry COVID test report. We have only asked them to undergo RTPCR.”
“They are around 22 people of IPAC team.They had been visiting various places around Agartala city. Now Tripura is under a partial lockdown. And people visitors arriving at airport must carry COVID test report. We have only asked them to undergo RTPCR,” Tripura West SP Manik Das— Rohan Dua (@rohanduaT02) July 26, 2021
“Results of their(I-PAC members) RTPCR test will come tomorrow. They said they were here for some research-related work that is being investigated. After getting COVID test results & outcome of probe, decision will be taken on their release,” Das added.
Results of their(I-PAC members) RTPCR check will come tomorrow. They mentioned they had been right here for some research-related work that’s being investigated. After getting COVID check outcomes & end result of probe, determination will probably be taken on their launch: Manik Das, SP, West Tripura#Agartala pic.twitter.com/Pycd9nhM7r— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2021
Tripura police in a quote to Rohan Dua- a Times of India journalist mentioned, “No FIR has been registered yet. Matter is under investigation. We are also checking if there’s any violation under Epidemic Diseases Act, Disaster Management Act.”
Tripura Police additionally tells me“No FIR has been registered yet. Matter is under investigation. We are also checking if there’s any violation under Epidemic Diseases Act, Disaster Management Act” “17 of them came on Jul 20 & other five came later. They visited several places”— Rohan Dua (@rohanduaT02) July 26, 2021
“7 of them came on Jul 20 & other five came later. They visited several places,” they added.
TMC blames BJP
Pinning the blame on BJP, TMC nationwide basic secretary Abhishek Banerjee tweeted, “The fear in @BJP4Tripura before even @AITCofficial stepped into the land, is more than evident! They are so rattled by our victory in #Bengal that they’ve now kept 23 IPAC employees under house arrest. Democracy in this nation dies a thousand deaths under BJP’s misrule!”
The concern in @BJP4Tripura earlier than even @AITCofficial stepped into the land, is greater than evident!They are so rattled by our victory in #Bengal that they’ve now saved 23 IPAC staff below home arrest.Democracy on this nation dies a thousand deaths below BJP’s misrule!— Abhishek Banerjee (@abhishekaitc) July 26, 2021
TMC allegedly believes that the BJP is “scared” of its get together increasing base throughout the nation.
Prashant Kishore had mentioned he would give up ‘this space’ (political consultancy) after TMC’s win in West Bengal however had not made his subsequent transfer clear since then. Denying claims of becoming a member of politics and desirous to discover an alternate profession, Kishore was seen assembly NCP supremo Sharad Pawar recurrently within the current previous.