Attempts to stop Abhishek from attending rally in Agartala, alleges Trinamool
The Hindu
Blatant attempts by BJP-led Government ‘to stop our leader from conducting outreach events’
The Trinamool Congress on Saturday alleged that the Tripura Government was aggressively trying to disrupt the first public rally of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee slated for Sunday.
It said the latest notification of the Government making RT-PCR and other modes of COVID-19 test report mandatory 48 hours before arrival and the police objection to the rally venue despite granting permission earlier are ‘blatant attempts of the BJP-led State Government’ to stop the leader from conducting outreach events.
Scores of leaders and workers including Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev were staging a sit-in at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan since evening to oppose the move of the police to shift the meeting venue to a sports ground. The police cited risks of the spread of coronavirus as they estimated a large attendance on the road stretch.