Tripura Police detained more than 60 members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) for attempting to block the convoy of chief minister Manik Saha in Agartala on Wednesday.
Tripura chief minister Manik Saha instructed the authorities to terminate the warden and caretaker of the hostel following the incident of 20 girls student falling ill at school after consuming the meal on Thursday.
Tripura chief minister Manik Saha said that the primary competition for the BJP lies within its own ranks rather than against the opposition INDIA bloc candidates who are already out of the poll fray.
The poll bugle in Tripura began with joint campaign by Tipra Motha Party (TMP), the main opposition party and the ruling BJP on Saturday for the forthcoming parliamentary elections.