10 hurt in Tripura poll-related violence

Elections to the 60-member Tripura Assembly are scheduled on February 16 and 27

“Ajoy Kumar was attacked by BJP goons during a bike rally in Tripura. The attack took place in the presence of Tripura government Minister Sushant Chowdhary,” the Congress party claimed. Photo: Twitter/@INCIndia

At least 10 persons, including the All India Congress Committee observer and former bureaucrat Ajay Kumar, were injured when workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party allegedly pelted stones at riders during a bike rally by the Congress, in poll-bound Tripura on Wednesday.

The incident happened in West Tripura district’s Jirania, about 25 km from the State capital Agartala. The BJP, however, claimed that the Congress workers had turned violent during the rally and attacked party members.

The police said they were looking into the matter.

Elections to the 60-member Tripura Assembly are scheduled for February 16 and 27.

त्रिपुरा में बाइक रैली के दौरान प्रदेश प्रभारी @drajoykumar जी पर भाजपाई गुंडों ने जानलेवा हमला किया।

यह हमला त्रिपुरा सरकार में मंत्री सुशांत चौधरी की मौजूदगी में हुआ है।

हमले में अजॉय कुमार जी गंभीर रूप से घायल हैं, उनका इलाज चल रहा है। हम इस हमले की कड़ी निंदा करते हैं। pic.twitter.com/moiD8VXgdT

— Congress (@INCIndia) January 18, 2023