Soma Mookherjee
KOLKATA, 29 OCT: Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will address a huge rally in Agartala, Tripura on 31 October after the by-poll in four Assembly segments in West Bengal will be over by 30 October.
Party sources said that Mr Banerjee will finalise the candidates list who will be participating in the ensuing municipal and civic body elections in Tripura.
Tripura steering committee members held a high level meeting today to select candidates for ensuing municipal elections. The Left Front in Tripura has already declared the names of the candidates for 20 municipal bodies and Agartala Municipal Corporation.
Trinamul Congress will take part in municipal poll in November, said Sushmita Deb, Trinamul Rajya Sabha MP and in charge of Tripura Trinamul Congress.
She said BJP is the most undemocratic party and prior to party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s visit in Tripura, Biplab Deb’s government has imposed section 144.
She said, “We are astonished that though we handed the video footage names to DIG and filed FIR, police in Tripura are so inactive that they did not bother to arrest the culprits.”
Meanwhile, after its first steering committee’s meeting, Tripura Trinamul Congress has decided that prior to municipal poll; it will reach out to the people of Tripura in every municipality with a message that Trinamul Congress for the people of Tripura.
Ms Sushmita Deb, in-charge of Tripura Trinamul Congress said, Biplab Deb’s government has imposed section 144 to prevent Opposition from holding rallies. “In our first steering committee’s meeting, we have decided instead of people joining us in a rally, we the members of steering committee and youth committee will reach out to the people of Tripura in a span of 12 days stating from today 21 October to 31 October in all eight districts, 60 Assembly constituencies, 58 blocks and 20 municipal bodies.”
Ms Deb ,”Our main aim is to reach out to the people, we will explain the different development schemes of Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal and will carry the messages if our party supremo and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to the people of Tripura.
While, starting their door to door campaign, Sushmita Deb was attacked and injured by BJP goons.
Mr Asishlal Singh, Tripura Trinamul Congress state president told Hummingbird News that 52 wards of Agartala Municipal Corporation along with other municipalities will go to poll in December. He is sanguine of winning municipality board.
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has decided that Trinamul Congress will contest in the municipal poll in Tripura.
Party sources said, “Mr Banerjee held virtual meeting with the party leaders in Tripura at least for two hours and reportedly asked the leaders to increase public contact and go for door to door campaign.”
He reportedly assigned three leaders Ashishlal Singh, Susmita Deb and Subal Bhowmik along with 21 steering committee members and 11 youth members in charge of all eight districts if Trupura.
While Ashishlal Singh will campaign in North Tripura, Khowai Dhalai, Unakoti and, Sushmita Deb will campaign in West Tripura and for two days in Shipahijela.
Mr Subal Bhowmik, the state cordinator will be campaigning in South Tripura, Gomti and Shipahijela.
Today 438 workers from both BJP and Congress joined Trinamul Congress at Ambassa, said Mr Ashishlal Singh.
Yesterday, Adi BJP Janajati leader Parikshit Burman joined Trinamul Congress in presence of Sushmita Deb and Kunal Ghosh party’s state general secretary and spokesperson.
Mr Kunal Ghosh said, “With joining of Mr Burman, Adi BJP in Tripura comes to an end. Mr Burman alleged that at present in BJP there is no democracy.
Tripura state co-ordinator Subal Bhaumik lashed out at Biplab Deb’s government stating BJP is on a sticky wicket in Tripura and losing impetus as more and more cadres both from the CPI-M and the BJP are joining Trinamul Congress.
He said, “In order to divert attention from the soaring hike of fuel prices, the BJP has unleashed terror.”
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