States »EasPosted at: Jul 29 2021 6:10PM Ahead of Abhishek's arrival Trinamool continues agitation against BJP in Tripura
Agartala, Jul 29 (UNI) A day before the arrival of Trinamool congress All India general secretary Abhisekh Banerjee in Agartala, TMC supporters on Thursday staged demonstration across the
state against the ruling BJP in Tripura accusing them of perpetrating atrocities on opposition and
not allowing the party to carry out their activities.
Police have arrested as many as 40 supporters of TMC in Kanchanpur of North Tripura for
holding an illegal assembly on Thursday while three persons were injured in Dharmanagar on Wednesday for holding similar rally violating Covid restrictions, TMC state in-charge Ashis
Lal Singh said.
He alleged that BJP goons and Tripura police have been targeting him and a few other leaders
of the state raising voice against the BJP led government and said, “Police is conspiring to frame
false cases against Trinamool workers here and the leaders come from West Bengal. Our leaders
are not allowed to meet the workers.”
According to report, former Vice President of BJP Subal Bhowmik who had left the party before
2019 general elections and joined Congress will join Trinamool to head the party here along with a
large number of his followers. A large number of leaders of ruling BJP annoyed with the Chief
Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and the performance of central leadership have been in contact with
the Trinamool, sources claimed.
Besides, a sizable leaders of opposition Congress and CPI(M) are also in touch with education minister of West Bengal Bratya Basu, law minister Moloy Ghatak, former Rajya Sabha MP
Ritabrata Banerjee, party's Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien and Loksabha MP Kakali Ghosh
Dastidar who have already reached Tripura to oversee the preparation of Abhisekh Banerjee’s
visit.
Despite obstructions from Tripura government Trinamool leaders have held several meetings
with the district level leaders of the party and issued instructions for intensifying agitation against
the ruling BJP and shared political tips for strengthening the organisation, Trinamool leaders
claimed adding that they have been assured full support for dislodging the government here.
While talking to media, Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien lashed out at Chief Minister Biplab Kumar
Deb for mobilising police against the independent research body I-PAC and said, “I-PAC is a
research organisation running with top brains of IITs and IIMs. Unfortunately, these young guys
were falsely implicated by Tripura police getting scared of Trinamool, which we shall not leave
here.”
He indicated that Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee has set the target to win Tripura in 2023 assembly polls as a dry run to 2024 general elections. When the Biplab Deb government jerked
with the arrival of I-PAC, it is a clear indication that BJP has become nervous to see the activities
of Trinamool congress and the party will resort to all efforts for making Tripura free from BJP’s
clutches.
Sources said Abhisekh Banerjee accompanied by Mukul Roy is scheduled to come here from
New Delhi on Friday morning. He will chair a meeting with the top leaders of the party and take
stock of the situation before meeting with workers here.
He is also scheduled to interact with some influential leaders of other parties before finalizing
the list of prospective entries.
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