The ruling BJP in Tripura held torch rallies in all eight districts and 23 sub-divisions of the state to protest over the stopping of PM's convoy in Punjab
Tripura government’s move has left opposition parties fumed, who claimed that the state government was ‘renting’ the development works of other states to ‘flaunt its success’, after Kolkata's Sealdah flyover found a place in the poster of a slogan writing competition.
A delegation of TMC MPs on Monday sat on a dharna outside the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) here over alleged police brutality and arrest of its youth leader in Tripura.
Tripura CM Biplab Deb's OSD, a former Hindi journalist, has drawn flak from the Trinamool Congress for making objectionable comments against party chief Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb was speaking at the biennial conference of Tripura Civil Service Officers' Association. This is not the first time he is caught in controversy with his statements.
The state’s Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said violent political behaviour of CPIM will not be tolerated.
TMC leaders alleged that BJP goons attacked the vehicle of 14 party youth leaders in Tripura and that the police helped the goons by leading the car to the locations where mobs had gathered.
All 14 arrested AITC youth leaders were granted bail by the Khowai court.
42 Trinamool supporters were arrested including Subal Bhowmik who were blocking the road at Rajbari area through which the CM was supposed to go to take the helicopter for returning.
Police said that the three men drove a car through the security cordon of the chief minister when he was out on evening walk near his official residence at Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Lane on Thursday, they said.
The total production at the TTDCL factory at Durgabari has gone up from 1,72,000 Kg to 4,46,000 Kg
Banerjee, who is the TMC MP from Diamond Harbour of West Bengal, was on a visit to Tripura where he said that the state had replaced 'thieves' for 'dacoits'.
TMC leaders handed over the party flag to Subal Bhowmick on the compound of a star hotel in Agartala after the police cancelled the programme scheduled to be held in its banquet hall, citing Covid-19 protocol.
Ratan Chakraborty, former All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) president of Tripura who at present is a BJP MLA, also alleged that the TMC is trying to forge possible alliance with CPIM to stop BJP in the state.
Party sources said that Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is likely to expand his cabinet next week on returning from Shillong where he will meet union Home Minister Amit Shah.
TMC State president Ashish Lal Singh said preparations were underway and party workers were enthusiastic about the “big day.”
Following the union cabinet reshuffle, Tripura CM is also likely to bring in new faces replacing few underperforming ministers as the state prepares for the assembly election early 2023.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda and Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb reviewed various ongoing activities and central schemes for the development of the tribal people of the state.
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