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India Gazette
10 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Indira Gandhi implemented Emergency to save her seat": Tripura BJP Chief Rajib Bhattacharjee
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 26 (ANI): Tripura BJP President Rajib Bhattacharjee has slammed the Congress over the 50th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency and said that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the Emergency to save her seat. 'We are celebrating a black day. We know the then-PM, Indira Gandhi, implemented the Emergency to save her seat as PM. All the people, including leaders, media persons and even common people, were jailed and are presenting what Indira Gandhi did against the Constitution of India,' Bhattacharjee told ANI. On Wednesday, Rajib Bhattacharjee participated in a public meeting at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan, marking 50 years of the Emergency as 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas'. Sharing the visuals on X, the Tripura BJP President wrote, 'Fifty years ago from today, during the cursed dark chapter of India's democracy, the 'Emergency,' the atrocities committed against the people are being brought before the next generation through an event organised by the Tripura Government's Information and Culture Department at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan, titled Samvidhan Hatya Divas.' 'I participated in its exhibition and discussion meeting,' the post read. Earlier on Wednesday, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that the emergency was an unbearable situation all over India and that everyone needs to be aware of it. CM Saha said that such dark days should never return in the future, and everyone needs to learn from Prime Minister Narendra Modi about protecting democracy and respecting the Constitution. The Chief Minister said this at a program titled 'Mock Parliament', which the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha organised at Sukanta Academy in Agartala. 'This will bring talented youth who can contribute to the country and the state. At that time, there was a turbulent political atmosphere during the 35 years of the CPM and the Congress-alliance era. But stability returned after our Bharatiya Janata Party government was established in Tripura. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat for about 13 years. After taking charge as Prime Minister in 2014, he showed how to run the country. Following him, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is now running in about 20 states. Keeping in mind the Prime Minister's instructions and the thoughts of Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Pandit Deen Dayal, we are also trying to move forward,' CM Manik Saha said. (ANI)
Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Tripura Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman says ‘BJP leaders urinate on tribals', protesters break open MLA Hostel gate demanding apology
A large group of activists of Tripura's ruling BJP stormed into the MLA Hostel in Agartala on Wednesday by breaking open its gate, demanding Congress legislator Sudip Roy Barman apologise and resign over his remarks that 'BJP leaders urinate on tribals'. 'As an MLA, he should resign immediately for hurting the dignity of tribals,' BJP tribal leader Bipin Debbarma told reporters. Tribal Affairs Minister Bikash Debbarma and BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Rajib Bhattacharjee also condemned Barman's remark, made in Ambassa on Tuesday. While Debbarma warned that the Congress leader should face legal action if he did not apologise, Bhattacharjee said the remark reflected the Opposition party's mindset on tribals. 'Tribals in Tripura never got respect and dignity before the BJP came to power. The airport has been named after Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya (last serving king of Tripura). We have got tribal ministers in Tripura, a tribal leader of Tripura (former deputy CM Jishnu Debbarma) was made the governor of Telangana. Nationally, a tribal person is serving as the President of India. What more respect can one give?' said the tribal affairs minister. Debbarma further said that Barman's comment hurt tribal sentiments. In Dhalai, Rajib Bhattacharjee accused Sudip Roy Barman of having clandestinely helped communists stay in power in exchange of favours during the long Left Front rule, and said that he had never worked for tribals. For his part, Sudip Roy Barman said, 'I didn't manufacture any report but simply stated the fact that BJP karyakartas urinated on tribals in Madhya Pradesh. The reality is that the BJP hates Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC, minorities etc. How else can someone urinate on another person?' The Congress leader was referring to an incident in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district where Pravesh Shukla, purportedly a BJP activist, urinated on a member of the Kol tribe last year. A massive security bandobast was made in front of the MLA hostel but protesters defied the barricades chanting slogans against Sudip Roy Barman. Kiran Kumar, Superintendent of Police, West Tripura, said the situation was brought under control.
Indian Express
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
BJP hits Agartala streets condemning vandalism of Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral house, attacks on minorities in Bangladesh
Condemning the attacks on minorities and the recent vandalism of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral house in Bangladesh, the BJP held a protest march in Agartala on Monday. The protest saw the participation of state BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Rajib Bhattacharjee, and other party leaders like Subal Bhowmik, Bhagaban Das, and Mimi Majumdar. The rally started from the Swami Vivekananda Maidan and concluded near the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh in Agartala. 'We condemn the attack on Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home and violence against minority communities in Bangladesh. Till now, the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has not arrested the culprits,' Bhattacharjee told reporters. Similar protest marches were organised in other parts of the state, including Kailasahar in Unakoti district, Raghna international border in North Tripura district, Sonamura in Sepahijala district, and Belonia in South Tripura district, on Saturday.
