In Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Saha fired a sharp political jab at two opposition parties, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) – CPI‑M – and the Trinamool Congress – TMC. During a television address on Friday, Saha accused the parties of being “disconnected from the people” and “living in a delusion of victory” from their home‑elsewhere social‑media posts.
Saha said that both the CPI‑M and the TMC have lost touch with citizens in the state. “While they sit at home, they post on social media and think they have won Tripura,” he told reporters.
The comments came after a six‑member TMC delegation from West Bengal came to Agartala a day earlier. The delegation filed a police complaint when officials alleged that BJP supporters vandalised the TMC state headquarters in the capital. During the same visit, TMC leaders claimed that the local police stayed silent while the police took no action against the vandalism.
Saha responded that the setback was political theatre from the TMC. “The leaders from Kolkata arrived with a tribal woman hoping to use any incident to hurt our BJP MP, Khagen Murmu, in the Lok Sabha. That kind of thinking is obvious,” he pointed out.
He further highlighted that the Tripura government handled the situation calmly and ruthlessly, leaving the TMC’s agitation helpless. “They tried to provoke, but the attack failed. The TMC will come back at the next election, and the BJP knows how to handle them,” he added.
While acknowledging that chaos erupted outside the TMC office, Saha insisted police acted quickly and dispersed the protesters. “We had no planned attack. We protected the TMC office,” he said.
The TMC delegation sent a memorandum to Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu protesting the April 7 vandalism. The group, which included Minister Birbaha Hansda, MPs Sushmita Dev, Pratima Mondal and Saayoni Ghosh, and spokespersons Kunal Ghosh and Sudip Raha, also met the Tripura Director General of Police on Oct. 8 to demand security for party members.
Kunal Ghosh alleged that after arriving at Agartala airport, the TMC team was denied use of hired cars to reach the city or their headquarters. After a heated three‑hour discussion and a sit‑in at the airport, the police finally provided transportation and security escorts, he told reporters.
Saha concluded by warning that the TMC’s presence in West Bengal may not last long, while affirming that the BJP’s strength lies in its grassroots support rather than mere social‑media buzz.
Source: ianslive
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