Agartala, Jun 20, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala, June 20: Political atmosphere in the city turned volatile after 6-Agartala Congress candidate Sudip Roy Barman was attacked during a clash erupted between two groups of ruling BJP and Congress at Abhoynagar on Sunday night.

Tripura unit of BJP on Monday said the allegation of attack on the Congress leader was a ‘pre-planned drama’ to draw people’s sympathy ahead of the by-polls.

Addressing a press conference at BJP state office, Minister for Information and Cultural Affairs Sushanta Chowdhury who is also BJP’s in charge for by-election to 6-Agartala constituency described the incident and said Roy Barman followed the model of Mamata Banerjee to gain public sympathy.

“Roy Barman along with a group of ‘outsiders’ went to Abhoynagar on Sunday night to attack our party karyakartas but he failed to do so and staged the drama. Initially, one BJP worker was left injured and campaign materials were damaged. After receiving information over phone calls, when we reached the spot, the security force personnel were already present there and the situation was under control,” Chowdhury told the press conference.

According to Chowdhury, there is no booth office of Congress in 6- Agartala constituency and there is no public support for Roy Barman. The drama was merely an outburst of Roy Barman’s frustration in anticipation of a huge defeat in the ensuing election.

“It was an attempt to gain sympathy before the elections, like West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had faked an injury on her left leg and moved around in a wheelchair during the assembly election last year to draw sympathy from people. As soon as the election was over, she was seen running. But, she lost the poll battle from Nandigram.”

His plan is not going to work as BJP candidate Dr. Ashok Sinha is set to secure the victory with a huge margin, Chowdhury told the media. TT PC