A group miscreants vandalised vehicles of Congress leaders at Bishramganj under Sepahijala in Tripura on Tuesday.
The AICC Secretary and Congress party in charge of Tripura Szarita Laitphlang and senior Congress leader of the state Ashis Kumar Saha along with others were scheduled to hold a party programe at Bishramganj today.
The Congress leaders alleged BJP backed goons vandalised the vehicles whereas police were a mute spectator.
Reacting sharply, president of Tripura Pradesh Congress Birajit Sinha condemned the attack and demanded immediate arrests of the culprits. Speaking to the media in Kailashahar on Tuesday, Sinha threatened to organise intensified stir unless culprits are nabbed.
Meantime, addressing a press conference in Agartala today, Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman slammed the ruling BJP party and alleged, “The present government has lost all its credibility and indulged in hooliganism.”
Barman further alleged, “Hooliganism is at peak in the state of Tripura under the rule of this BJP government, where the MLAs and the leaders of opposition parties are being targeted and the youths of this state are being used in such evil practises.”
“I appeal to those youths or the karyakartas who are being misused and misguided to shun violence under the instigation of the BJP leaders,” he stated.
Barman said, “We hope that the present chief minister will act in line with his words he uttered after taking oath. We hope that the present chief minister will be able to rescue the deteriorated rule of law in the state and get back the democratic rights for the people of the state.”
On the other hand, briefing the incident of attack, Szarita narrated the incident and told the media that the miscreants were waiting in the BJP office for a long time and attempted to launch an attack in the party meeting of Congress.
She said, “Our programme was duly intimated to the police. The style of attack and the attitude of the miscreants raising Jai Sri Ram from BJP party office showed they were instructed from the top level and it was known to police.”
Szarita alleged, “Tripura government is failing to provide security to the people and giving space for the opposition parties. Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha had assured our parliamentary team that his government would take steps against the criminals who have been doing such criminal activities but as of now none was arrested.”
“The ruling party goons vandalized the opposition party offices, houses of the opposition supporters and workers and terrorised the situation even after winning three out of four assembly by-elections. Unless the violence is stopped and oppositions would not give due space in the democratic process, Congress will not sit idle,” she warned.
While interacting with the media, Roy Barman re- emphasized need for unity among the opposition parties in the State to oust the BJP from power.
