A five-member Trinamool Congress delegation from Kolkata, together with two MPs and a West Bengal minister, visited Tripura on Wednesday (October 9, 2025) after their occasion workplace at Agartala’s Dhaleshwar. was vandalised the night time earlier than, allegedly by Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) employees.
“The mom, mom, man of Tripura has given us a whole lot of love and respect… They’re completely satisfied that we’re again. Tripura Trinamool Congress is right here to remain. If we had been that insignificant, and if the BJP authorities of Tripura didn’t have any points with us, then why would our occasion workplace right here be vandalised?” Trinamool MP Saayoni Ghosh mentioned at a press convention on the vandalized occasion workplace right now.
The delegation, comprising Ms Ghosh, Lok Sabha MP Pratima Mondal, MLA and West Bengal Minister Birbaha Hansda, and spokespersons Kunal Ghosh and Sudip Raha, visited the Tripura Pradesh Trinamool. Congress workplace at Agartala on Wednesday, hours after it was vandalised the night time earlier than. The occasion alleged that the assault was carried out by BJP employees, and accused the State police of inaction regardless of being current.
The assault notably adopted the grievous bodily assault on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh at Nagrakata in West Bengal’s flood-hit Jalpaiguri district on Monday, and the assault on BJP MLA Manoj Kumar Oraon at Kumargram on Tuesday (October 8, 2025). In each cases, the saffron occasion blamed Trinamool.
Trinamool delegation stranded at Agartala airport
Nonetheless, the Trinamool delegation’s go to to their Agartala workplace which was initially scheduled instantly after their arrival on the Agartala airport round 12:30 pm, was delayed by a number of hours after drama. unfolded surrounding the delegation’s exit from the airport.
“After we landed right now, we discovered that the drivers who had come to select us up had been threatened and despatched away from the airport. They didn’t allow us to even avail a pay as you go taxi from the airport… After we determined we’d stroll from the airport, the police stopped us. We informed the police that we’ll stroll to our workplace until they organize for automobiles for us urgently,” occasion spokesperson Kunal Ghosh mentioned.
The delegation, which was joined by Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev, even organized a quick sit-down demonstration on the airport.
“When BJP leaders from Tripura go to West Bengal, they roam round freely and interact in every kind of actions starting from political rallies to weddings. However once we go to Tripura underneath BJP rule, we see inns getting vandalised, resort house owners being threatened, our employees being assaulted, their automobiles being thrashed,” Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh mentioned.
After the airport incident, the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised questions on the ‘double-engine BJP authorities’ of Tripura and cited previous cases of assaults on Trinamool leaders and their convoys in Tripura, together with that of Abhishek Banerjee and MP Sushmita Dev.
“We despatched merely a five-member delegation comprising a minister, MPs, and MLA. However (the Tripura authorities) stopped them on the airport. Even a paid taxi was not allowed for them. They waited for a very long time… After that, I informed them to begin strolling. If they might have stopped them from that, I might have gone there myself to see how a lot audacity they’ve,” West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata. Banerjee mentioned after the incident on the airport unfolded.
Later within the day, the delegation met with the Director Basic of Police of Tripura to debate the assault on the occasion workplace in addition to the delegation’s expertise on the airport, each of which, they alleged, had unfolded. within the presence of the police. The delegation is more likely to meet the Tripura Governor tomorrow.
It’s value noting that Trinamool Congress had contested elections in Tripura, together with the Meeting polls in 2018 and 2023. It had received one seat within the civic polls in Tripura in 2021.
BJP reacts to allegations
The saffron occasion on Wednesday accused the Trinamool of making an attempt to distract the general public with their Tripura go to.
“It appears very unusual that Trinamool has alleged that the BJP authorities has vandalised their occasion workplace. Why would BJP need to do this when Trinamool has no existence in Tripura? … On one hand, Mamata Banerjee’s individuals would assault BJP employees for fourteen years, smash an MP’s face to the purpose of bleeding. She should not suppose this stuff won’t impact individuals in Delhi, Tripura or elsewhere,” BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul informed. The Hindu,
Printed – October 09, 2025 04:45 am IST