1,000 youth IPFT workers join Congress in Tripura
Over 1,000 Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) youth workers joined the opposition Congress in the state yesterday, its leaders said. Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Pradyot Kishore Deb Burman said 300 youth IPFT supporters joined the Congress from Khowai district, while another group of 700 at Kamalpur in Dhalai district. He said the leaders of IPFT "betrayed" its supporters. Here's more.
IPFT leaders failed to develop indigenous people in Tripura: Burman
Burman said leaders of the regional party have "betrayed" its supporters, and failed to deliver on the promises for the development of indigenous people of the state. "IPFT supporters are coming to us because they have realized that IPFT supremo NC Debbarma, who isn't even campaigning, submitted a nomination to cut down on votes of the Congress and help the BJP," he claimed.
IPFT vice-president and youth wing general secretary also joined Congress
The IPFT-BJP alliance formed the government in Tripura in 2018, ending the 25-year rule of the Left Front. Earlier this month, IPFT vice-president Ananta Debbarma and its Youth wing general secretary Shuklacharan Noatia joined the Congress, blaming IPFT leaders for high-handedness and an absence of internal democracy in the party. Meanwhile, the Congress leaders alleged that the polling booths in the state were rigged.
Congress leaders demand re-polling in Tripura
A delegation of Congress leaders from Tripura reached the national capital on Saturday to meet the officials of the Election Commission for re-polling in booths, which the party alleges to have been rigged on April 11. Congress has alleged that 151 out of the 1,679 polling booths in the West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency were rigged at the time of polling.
