Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev was attacked whereas campaigning in Tripura’s Amtuli on Friday. Her automobile was vandalised in the incident, whereas members of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) had been injured.
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s agency helps the TMC in elections. Dev alleged that the BJP was behind the assault.
“Today, once we simply sat in our marketing campaign automobile, 4 to 5 males immediately got here from behind, sporting Tilaks on their foreheads. They attacked our employees from behind,” Dev said after the incident.
“The way they attacked us; it was clear that they were backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Police. They are scared, that’s why they are doing this. Police personnel were standing nearby and did nothing to avert the incident,” she mentioned.
Abhishek Banerjee additionally attacked the saffron social gathering in a tweet, saying “underneath @BjpBiplab’s #DuareGundaRaj, assault on political opponents is setting new information!”
“Physically manhandling a sitting female Rajya Sabha MP, @SushmitaDevAITC is BEYOND SHAMEFUL & POLITICAL TERRORISM by @BJP4Tripura goons!” he mentioned, including that the individuals of Tripura would reply, because the “time was close to”.
However, the BJP rubbished the reports. “Sushmita Dev is seeing the BJP attack everywhere. They do all these things in Bengal,” mentioned Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh.
The TMC is ready to contest the upcoming civic physique elections in Tripura. Dev is overseeing the social gathering actions in the state, and had mentioned on Thursday {that a} ultimate technique shall be formulated as soon as the elections are declared.
“Our nationwide normal secretary Abhishek Banerjee has declared that the TMC shall be contesting all of the upcoming elections in Tripura and likewise we’re making ready to contest the civic physique polls. Let the polls be declared then the social gathering will formulate a ultimate technique,” she had said, addressing a press conference.
Dev had announced that the party would on Friday launch a campaign — “Tripurar Jonno Trinamool” (TMC for Tripura) — to succeed in out to the individuals of the state.
“The marketing campaign will proceed for 10-12 days, overlaying all 60 meeting constituencies in 58 blocks of eight districts. We will go to the individuals, work together with them and hearken to their issues. Three groups have been fashioned for the marketing campaign,” she had said.
With inputs from PTI.
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