Agartala Sept 06: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists on Friday countered the allegations raised against Minister Sudhangshu Das over his social media post that triggered huge controversy across the state.

Led by local party leaders, BJP karyakartas laid siege in front of the official residences of opposition MLAs Jiten Choudhury, Sudip Roy Barman and others and displayed black flags in protest.

Notably, the first day of Tripura Assembly saw an uproar over BJP Minister Sudhangshu Das’s social media statement regarding vandalization and attack on Hindu idols in the state where leaders from both CPI-M and Congress demanded an apology from Das alleging that his statement could ‘disrupt peace and solidarity in the state’.

Talking to the reporters, one of the protesting BJP karyakarta said, “What wrong did Minister Sudhangshu Das say? In a democratic and free country can’t a citizen express his/her opinion? Moreover, the post was deleted by the minister Das. And yet the CPI-M and Congress are using this issue for their own political interests”.

“Congress leaders like Kanhaiya Kumar, involved in raising anti- national slogans in support of terrorist Afzal Guru has been given nomination ticket by Congress. There are many such examples involving both CPI-M and Congress leaders”, he added.

The BJP karyakartas while standing in support of Minister Sudhangshu Das alleged that the opposition is instead trying to ‘disrupt peace’ in the state.