The Congress on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) workers of attacking its Agartala headquarters and assaulting its State unit chief, Birajit Sinha, and other party workers, warning that President’s Rule would become necessary if the State government was unable to handle law and order.
The Congress Bhavan was attacked after party candidate Sudip Roy Barman’s victory in the Agartala byelection. “We demand an apology from the BJP president J.P. Nadda and an investigation by Home Minister Amit Shah into why these attacks occurred...we urge the authorities to take strict action against the culprits and ensure safety to Congress party offices and office-bearers,” party general secretary K.C. Venugopal said in a statement.
A three-member delegation comprising MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi and Naseer Hussain will visit Tripura on Monday to take stock of the situation and prepare a report on the attack.
