Dharmanagar , Jul 26, 2024, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Dharmanagar, July 26: In view of the upcoming Panchayat elections, Pradesh Congress president Ashish Saha visited Dharmanagar on Friday to participate in organizational programmes.

He met with families affected in Baruakandi incident and condemned the leaderships of BJP and BMS

At Jubarajnagar Assembly constituency, Saha held an organizational meeting involving the Panchayats. He then visited the Baruakandi Gram Panchayat in the 56-Dharmanagar assembly segment to assess the situation. He assured the victims of the party's support.

At Dharmanagar Congress party office, Saha addressed the media, stating that he would conduct an organizational meeting for the Panchayats under the Kalacherra RD Block in the Bagbasa Assembly constituency. In the evening, meetings would be held at Kadamtala market under the Kadamtala block and Panisagar market under the Panisagar block.

Despite the ruling party's thuggery, the Congress party fielded candidates and strives for contesting in the four blocks of North Tripura. Saha accused the ruling party of turning the 2024 Panchayat elections into a farce, citing on-going physical and verbal abuse against Congress candidates and workers.

Saha appealed for legal action against the continuous atrocities by BMS and ruling party goons in six Gram Panchayat areas of Dharmanagar. He mentioned that a case has been filed in the High Court.

Along with Saha, the press conference was attended by North Tripura district Congress president Ajit Das, Pradesh Congress joint secretary Indrajit Pal, senior Congress leader Kebal Nandi, and others.