Tripura CM, party MLA in verbal spat
The Hindu
They call each other ‘Mir Jafar’ and ‘parachutist’ as civic poll campaign ends
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar compared party MLA Sudip Roy Barman, his baiter, with Mir Jafar and Jaichand soon after the latter criticised his Government and held him responsible for the current phase of political violence in the State.
Speaking exclusively with a group of television journalists on Tuesday, the Chief Minister alleged that “Mir Jafar and Jaichand type of people become active before every election and they are now trying to cause damage to the party ahead of the civic elections slated for November 25”.
Violence, clashes, targeted attacks and apathy of the police have overshadowed the poll campaigning which ended at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Top leaders of new entrant Trinamool Congress and the ruling BJP ere regularly engaged in spats, while the main Opposition CPI(M) had silently carried out its campaign.