AGARTALA | AUGUST 25, 2026: Protesting against alleged political violence and vandalism by ruling party activists, members of the CPI(M) West Tripura District Committee organized a mass rally in Agartala, culminating in a demonstration outside the Tripura Police Headquarters.
The party leadership submitted a formal deputation to the Superintendent of Police (SP), West Tripura, demanding the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of miscreants involved in the recent attack on the Jogendranagar CPI(M) regional office.
Core Grievance & Agitation Highlights
- Protest Rally & Police HQ Gherao: Starting from the CPI(M) West Tripura District Committee office, party workers marched through major thoroughfares before surrounding the Police Headquarters, holding banners and shouting slogans against political intimidation.
- Jogendranagar Office Attack: Opposition leaders alleged that miscreants backed by the ruling BJP recently vandalized the CPI(M) regional party office in Jogendranagar, damaging party assets and threatening local committee members.
- Demand for Immediate Arrests: The delegation urged the police administration to act impartially, file proper criminal charges against named perpetrators, and restore law and order in the constituency.
Key Leadership Statement
Addressing media personnel outside the Police Headquarters during the deputation, senior CPI(M) Central Committee member and former Power Minister Manik Dey expressed strong resentment over administrative inaction:
“Political offices are being systematically targeted and vandalized, yet police authorities remain silent spectators. We have gheraoed the Police Headquarters today to demand the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the BJP miscreants responsible for the attack on our Jogendranagar office. If the administration fails to act impartially, we will be forced to intensify our agitation across the state.”
— Manik Dey, Central Committee Member, CPI(M)
Key Leaders Present
- Manik Dey: CPI(M) Central Committee Member & Former Power Minister.
- Delegations from the CPI(M) West Tripura District Committee and local office bearers.
