Agartala, Feb 27: In Tripura’s capital Agartala administration promulgated section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) last night after a fierce political clashes broke out between workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress with offices of both the parties came under attacks. Several party workers, including Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman, sustained injuries.
Both the parties blamed each other for the ugly situation and security has been beefed up across Agartala city. Police, TSR and CRPF Jawans have been patrolling the city to keep the law and order situation under control.
The Congress party claimed that the BJP supporters first launched an unprovoked attack on induction programme organised at Kamarpukur Par in Agartala which falls under Tripura CM Biplab Deb’s Banamalipur constituency.
On the other hand, the ruling BJP accused Congress of vandalizing its party office. BJP organized a protest rally that turned violent on reaching the Congress Bhavan area.
The BJP supporters threw stones and brickbats at the Congress Bhavan and the Congress workers in retaliation threw petrol bombs on the rally, police sources added.
