BJP-IPFT coalition on the verge of collapse in Tripura

Agartala:Amid pressure to snap ties the with IPFT following alleged violence 

on the workers of the BJP, IPFT leaders today announced they would not able to continue 

coalition government in the present situation.

However, the final decision would be taken in the top policy making body of IPFT in the 

meeting on July 6-7 next while BJP sources indicated that IPFT would not come out from 

the coalition till the election to autonomous district council (ADC) end of this year. 

Another source said that a few top leaders including some MLAs of IPFT would join in 

BJP soon to dismantle IPFT clutch.

The IPFT general secretary and Tribal Welfare minister Mevar Kr Jamatia today said that 

the IPFT workers have been physically assaulted and attacked almost everyday by a section 

of unruly cadres of BJP in Dhalai, Khowai and Gomati districts of the state since 

announcement of the Loksabha result.

Meanwhile, BJP alleged that IPFT workers not only attacking their leaders including MP 

and MLAs, they have been creating law and order problem and terrorizing the situation in 

mixed populated areas in communal line. They were blocking the roads, attacking markets 

and abusing the BJP supporters openly, which has been told IPFT leaders for long time to 

restrain their cadres but they failed to do so.

While IPFT president and Revenue minister N C Debbaram and Mevar Kr Jamatia visited 

the affected areas of Dhalai and Khowai district, BJP leaders led by it's general secretary 

Rajib Bhattacharjee today left for Gandacherra to meet their workers and review the situation. 

There are plan to hold meeting of top leaders of both the parties to cease the tension.

Followed by the attack in the house of BJP MP Rebati Tripura in Gandacherra on June 14 

night, there has been series of violence continuing for last four days that left the normal life 

out of gear. 

Despite tight security in every village, markets and round the clock patrolling on the roads, 

at least 12 persons of both the parties were injured on Sunday in fight between BJP and IPFT supporters at Raishyabari of Gandacherra.

Allegedly, IPFT workers attacked the victory rally of BJP to celebrate the formation of Modi government in Raishyabari market in the afternoon yesterday. When BJP supporters started 

bursting fire crackers in the market, IPFT supporters came out in protest and tried to resist 

them from lighting crackers in the market premises. Gradually, the verbal dwell took a turn 

of heated exchange of words and later fistfights.(UNI)