A Trinamul worker in Tripura capital Agartala was allegedly assaulted by BJP supporters on Thursday night, within 48 hours of the Supreme Court ordering the Biplab Deb government to take steps to ensure that no political party is prevented from “pursuing its electoral rights” and “from campaigning in a peaceful and orderly manner” ahead of civic polls.
Trinamul accused the ruling BJP state government of disregarding the apex court order and questioned Tripura police and the National Human Rights Commission how the assault took place.
Trinamul alleged its party worker Shekhar Debbarma, 36, noticed some youths taking out Trinamul’s flags put up in ward 11 of Agartala Municipal Corporation late on Thursday.
When he protested, the youths left, but a group came on bikes and punched and kicked him. “His right eye is injured, he is under treatment at GB Hospital,” Trinamul leader Rajib Banerjee, in Tripura to oversee party activities, said.
BJP denied the charge. “Our party had nothing to do with it. Police are probing the incident and will trace the culprits,” said a senior BJP Tripura leader.
In Tripura, polls would be held in 20 civic bodies on November 25. There are 334 seats. Trinamul has fielded candidates in 124 seats.