"No Democracy In Tripura": Chief Minister Under Attack From BJP Leaders
NDTV
BJP MLAs Sudip Roy Barman and Ashish Saha have asked people to exercise their vote against the "ongoing hooliganism in the state" and the threats of the "ruling party goons".
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, already under attack from Trinamool Congress, has now been targeted by two key members of his party. Declaring that there is "no democracy in Tripura", BJP MLAs Sudip Roy Burman and Ashish Saha have asked people to exercise their vote against the "ongoing hooliganism in the state" and the threats of the "ruling party goons".
Without naming the Chief Minister, who was Delhi's pick for the post, Mr Roy Burman said a "parachutist leader" is using "CPM-turned-BJP goons" for what he claimed was Mr Deb's "personal agenda" -- endearing himself to the Central leadership by winning the election by any means.
The state, he added, has turned into a "war zone full of negativity" where threats are used against people to stop them from casting their vote and to reveal his popularity among the BJP central leadership.
"There has been largescale violence across the state against that section of people who once risked their life risk and spent their money to remove the Communists and bring BJP to power," added the 54-year-old former minister.
