Agartala: Three folks had been arrested in reference to the assault on a parliamentary delegation of the Left and the Congress in Tripura’s Sepahijala district, police mentioned on Saturday (March 11). The delegation, comprising Left and Congress MPs, was attacked in Nehalchandranagar, a border village of Bishalgarh subdivision, on Friday when it was visiting areas affected by post-poll violence.
“Three persons have been arrested so far, and steps are being taken to apprehend the others involved in the attack. An FIR has been filed in connection with the incident,” a senior police officer instructed PTI. Security forces have been deployed within the space, he mentioned, including that senior officers had been overseeing the state of affairs.
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The CPI(M) mentioned that the joint staff of the Left and the Congress had been visiting numerous violence-hit areas of West Tripura, Sepahijala and Khowai on Friday.
“Once the delegation, comprising CPI(M) MP E Karim and Congress MP Abdul Khaliq and AICC general secretary Ajay Kumar, landed at Nehalchandrangar market, they were attacked by miscreants raising slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. One vehicle was severely damaged, while two more cars were also vandalised,” senior CPI(M) chief Rakhal Majumder mentioned. At least 20 retailers had been set on fireplace within the space on Wednesday night time.
Police mentioned not one of the eight members of the staff had been injured within the assault, and two-three automobiles with leaders of the Left events and the Congress on board had been vandalised.
The staff is anticipated to remain within the state until March 12 after which it’ll submit a report, and the problem might be raised in Parliament, CPI MP Binoy Viswam mentioned.
Most of the post-poll violence instances have to this point been reported from Sepahijala and Khowai districts.
Chief Minister Manik Saha requested the police to take stern motion, sustaining {that a} group with vested pursuits was attempting to create hassle within the state.
The meeting election outcomes had been introduced on March 2, and the BJP-IPFT authorities returned to energy within the state for the second consecutive time period.
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