Tipra Motha blow to IPFT
In the run up to the Upcoming Assembly polls, the ally of ruling coalition in Tripura, IPFT suffered a huge blow as a large number of IPFT supporters joined another regional party of the State, Tipra Motha.
Several top level leaders and leaders of different wings of the IPFT along with their supporters jumped into Tipra Motha camp in Agartala Town Hall on Saturday. Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarman along with senior leaders of the party welcomed the new entrants. Sources claimed over 8000 IPFT supporters switched their allegiances to Tipra Motha today.
However, ex-Minister and once a top leader of the IPFT, Mever Kumar Jamatia who did not attend today’s programme after a complaint of molestation in New Delhi Tripura Bhawan was lodged with the Delhi Police by the alleged victim.
Speaking on the occasion, Pradyot Kishore Debbarman said several political parties are in touch with him, but an alliance would be formed only after obtaining a written assurance that they would fight to fulfill the Greater Tipraland demand as raised by Tipra Motha.
CPM slams BJP on violence
The CPM leaders continue to slam the ruling BJP on the political violence issue.
CPM Politburo leader Manik Sarkar while addressing party workers at Agartala on Saturday alleged, “The ruling party won votes by resorting to terror tactics and throttling the voice of democracy. The BJP is slaughtering democracy in Tripura.”
“Despite all odd and falling prey into the BJP’s terror, a major section of people managed to cast their vote in this by-election. They were restricted many times from casting their vote starting from the day before the polling,” Sarkar alleged.
Continuing his tirade, Sarkar alleged of massive poll rigging in 8-Town Bordowali assembly constituency during the by-polls, where the Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha won the poll from the seat against the opposition.
