Tripura, Dec 6: BJP workers and dissident MLAs of the ruling BJP the government gathered in Agartala on Sunday and shouted slogans against Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
They were shouting the slogans, “Biplab Hatao, BJP Bachao” these MLAs and workers demanded a change in the state leadership.
They also tried to block the vehicle of newly appointed BJP state in-charge of Tripura Pradesh BJP Vinod Sonkar demanding the Chief Minister’s removal.
Sonkar who had arrived in the state on Saturday was to meet the dissident MLAs and party workers in the guest house on Saturday.
He assured that he will speak with them and submit a detailed report to the BJP central leadership.
The rebel group of the MLAs had reportedly gathered in the guest house early on Sunday morning and was soon joined by MLAs and party workers who supported present state leadership.
A quarrel soon ensued between the two groups of MLAs, with each group trading accusations at the other.
The police finally arrived and brought the situation under control.
A section of BJP MLAs and senior leaders are not satisfied with the present state leadership, especially Biplab Kumar Deb.
They had gone to New Delhi in October to meet party national president JP Nadda and other top leaders to express their dissatisfaction with the state government’s state present state of affairs.
A few of these MLAs and party leaders also met North-East Democratic Alliance chairman, Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati to discuss the issue.
The dissident MLAs are not happy with the decisions of the chief minister and a few of them have openly criticized him and the state the government on social media.
After that, Sonkar cleared all the speculations and rumours making rounds regarding the obvious dissidence of a certain section of MLAs and leaders saying that “all is well” in the party and attributed the differences in the “gap of communication” emerged due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
He said, “BJP is a party of its workers and voices each person will be heard given the same attention”.
On being asked specifically on the Delhi visit of a group of MLAs, he said, “see for a long time there has been no Prabhari in the state and due to this a void in the communication system may have appeared. Since this is my first visit to the state, I have met all the MLAs, Ministers and MPs this morning and now everything will be sorted out”.
Speaking about his visit, Sonkar said, “after being given the responsibility of Tripura, I have come here for the first time and the slew of meetings that have been organized since I have come here is introductory in nature. My primary job is to have a sense of the organizations and other various departments of the state BJP”.
Asked about the expansion of ministry, he said, the matter has come up for discussion and further discussion on the matter will be done as time comes.
Speaking on the alliance with IPFT in the ensuing ADC polls, he said, “the track record of BJP is clear and we know how to form an alliance and follow the principles of alliance. Bihar is a glaring example of this. With time, we shall reach out to the IPFT party for the alliance in ADC elections and if their demands are found legitimate it will be approved. But, we shall not entertain any illegitimate demand”.
