Tripura BJP protests against attack on Tagore's house in B'desh
Agartala: Tripura Pradesh BJP on Saturday staged state-wide protests near the Bangladesh border locations, condemning the recent attack and vandalism of the ancestral home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in the neighbouring country.
Leading a protest rally in Agartala and near the Akhaura Integrated Check Post, BJP general secretary and MLA Bhagaban Das said, "A barbaric incident in Bangladesh has shocked not only Tripura but the entire nation."
The ancestral home of Tagore has been vandalised. "This is a direct attack on our shared cultural heritage. There must be a limit to such destructive jealousy. Even a towering cultural icon like Tagore has not been spared. These groups of hyenas have committed an unforgivable act," Das said. The BJP leader also criticised the interim govt in Bangladesh, alleging its failure to maintain law and order.
He said protests were being held at border points of every district in the state on Saturday, with further demonstrations scheduled for June 16 in all assembly constituencies.
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