Protests in Tripura, Bengal Condemning Violent Clashes; TMC, CPM Demand Arrest of ‘Goons’
3 years, 3 months ago

Protests in Tripura, Bengal Condemning Violent Clashes; TMC, CPM Demand Arrest of ‘Goons’

News 18  

A day after violent clashes were witnessed in Tripura in which CPM offices were ransacked and set afire by miscreants and arson was reported at several places, rallies and protests took place in the BJP-ruled state and West Bengal on Thursday condemning the attacks. The opposition CPM took out a rally headed by former minister Manik Dey in the state capital Agartala. Meanwhile, the fraternity of journalists on Thursday also took to the streets of Agartala to meet the director general of police demanding police protection after offices of local newspapers Pratibadi Kalam and CPM mouthpiece Daily Desher Katha, and a local news channel were targeted in the clashes. We want the goons who ransacked the offices and did ‘gundagardi’ arrested… Police should act on.” Meanwhile, attacking TMC leaders in Tripura, BJP Bengal president Dilip Ghosh said, “People of Tripura are getting disturbed as so many outsiders are coming … people are not liking it.” Effigies of chief minister Biplab Deb were burnt in West Bengal to protest the violence in Tripura.

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Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury

The Hindu  

Days after the joint Opposition meeting, General Secretary of Communist Party of India Sitaram Yechury attacked All India Trinamool Congress party alleging that the State administration is complicit in the political violence that has killed 10 persons during the ongoing panchayat elections. His comments come days after the two parties sat across each other in the joint Opposition meeting held …

BJP unleashed violence after Tripura results, alleges Opposition team
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP unleashed violence after Tripura results, alleges Opposition team

Hindustan Times  

Workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura unleashed “unbridled attacks” on those who supported opposition parties in the assembly elections, CPI Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem said on Sunday. On Saturday, a team of Opposition MPs came under attack in Tripura Kareem, who led an eight-member fact-finding team to post-poll violence-hit areas in the state, told reporters in …

Tripura violence: Left and Congress MPs ‘attacked’; 3-4 vehicles vandalised
1 year, 9 months ago

Tripura violence: Left and Congress MPs ‘attacked’; 3-4 vehicles vandalised

Hindustan Times  

A joint fact-finding team from the Left parties and the Congress, including MPs and MLAs, which arrived in Agartala on Friday to look into post-poll violence in Tripura, was attacked in Sepahijala district, reports, citing the police, claimed. Sharing a video, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “A delegation of Congress leaders was attacked by BJP goons today in Bishalgarh & …

Tripura: CPM calls for nationwide protests amid fresh violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Tripura: CPM calls for nationwide protests amid fresh violence

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India announced a nationwide protest against the BJP over alleged post-poll violence against its cadres in Tripura. Strongly condemning the “savage post-poll violence”, the party said, “Unwilling to accept that they won a wafer-thin majority losing over 10% of vote share and the coalition losing 11 of its sitting seats, the BJP is mounting such orgy …

Tripura records impressive polling percentage
1 year, 10 months ago

Tripura records impressive polling percentage

Deccan Chronicle  

GUWAHATI: Amid sporadic incidents of violence, Tripura on Thursday registered more than 81 per cent voters turn out as families of the Bru community, which migrated from Mizoram to Tripura two decades ago, exercised their franchise for the first time. The Election Commission confirmed that one CPI supporter was beaten outside Kalacherra polling station in 36 Shantirbaazar in south Tripura …

Tripura civic body elections TMC blames BJP for violence slams CM Biplab Kumar Deb latest updates – India TV
3 years ago

Tripura civic body elections TMC blames BJP for violence slams CM Biplab Kumar Deb latest updates – India TV

India TV News  

Highlights TMC alleged that the BJP 'goons' attacked agents and candidates at polling booths. Amid civic polls in Tripura’s 14 municipalities on Thursday, the Trinamool Congress alleged that the BJP 'goons' attacked agents and candidates at polling booths. CPI state secretary Jiten Chaudhary also alleged that the ruling party was indulging in voter intimidation in South Tripura district and obstructing …

Amid accusations of political violence, Tripura civic body elections begin
3 years, 1 month ago

Amid accusations of political violence, Tripura civic body elections begin

Firstpost  

The run-up to the polls, which should have been a humdrum affair, became a cause celebre after it was marred by violence, arrests, sit-ins in far-away Delhi and a Supreme Court intervention asking officials to ensure peaceful polling. CPI state secretary Jiten Chaudhary also alleged that the ruling party was indulging in voter intimidation in south Tripura district and obstructing …

Tripura Violence: Govt & Opposition Trade Charges as NHRC Acts on TMC Complaint
3 years, 1 month ago

Tripura Violence: Govt & Opposition Trade Charges as NHRC Acts on TMC Complaint

The Quint  

While Muslim organisations and the Opposition have squarely blamed the Hindutva outfits for the violence and accused the ruling BJP of abetting it, the administration and the VHP are alleging a “conspiracy” to “defame the state government”. Tripura State president of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Mufti Tayebur Rahman submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and Director General of …

‘Barbaric attack’: TMC says Sushmita Dev, party workers assaulted in Tripura, alleges collapse of law and order
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Barbaric attack’: TMC says Sushmita Dev, party workers assaulted in Tripura, alleges collapse of law and order

Hindustan Times  

The All India Trinamool Congress on Friday said that party leader Sushmita Dev and several workers were attacked by members of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura, where Dev launched the party’s campaign for the upcoming civic body polls. TMC says BJP workers attacked Sushmita Dev and other party members in Tripura on Friday. Taking to Twitter, the party’s Tripura …

TMC MP Sushmita Dev's car attacked in Tripura, party blames BJP, she calls it 'Bharatiya Gunda Party'
3 years, 2 months ago

TMC MP Sushmita Dev's car attacked in Tripura, party blames BJP, she calls it 'Bharatiya Gunda Party'

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev's vehicle was attacked in Tripura's Amtuli on Friday. Party workers alleged that BJP was responsible for the attack during Dev's 'Tripurar Jonno Trinamool' drive. She sent her resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, sources said but offered no reason for her quitting, and joined the TMC in the presence of senior party leaders Abhishek …

Tripura CM Little Hitler: CPI(M) on Biplab Deb's 'Uproot Communist Ideas' Remark
4 years, 2 months ago

Tripura CM Little Hitler: CPI(M) on Biplab Deb's 'Uproot Communist Ideas' Remark

News 18  

Launching a stinging attack on Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb for asking BJP workers to uproot the "seeds of Communists" from the state, the opposition CPI has said history will not forgive this "little Hitler". Addressing a programme of the BJP workers in Dhalai district, Deb had recently said, "You must ensure that all communist ideas and thinking cease …

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