The TMC leader, who has been spearheading his party’s efforts to gain more political ground in other parts of India outside West Bengal, had plans to hold a rally in Tripura on September 15. (News 18)
The major agenda of the yatra is expected to be the civic polls in the state to be held on November 25, which is being seen as a semi-final before the assembly elections in 2023.
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Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee has announced a public meeting in Tripura on October 31 after his rallies in the BJP-ruled state were blocked thrice by authorities last month.
The TMC leader, who has been spearheading his party’s efforts to capture more political ground in other parts of India outside West Bengal, was expected to hold a rally in Tripura on September 15. However, permission was denied by officials, who said another political party was holding an event on the same day. After this, approval was sought for September 16, which was also rejected. Ultimately, the Trinamool planned a rally on 23 September. The issue of permission went to court and the government then pointed to the Covid-induced restrictions and invoked Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) which prohibits unlawful assembly.
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Sources in the TMC, which is in power in West Bengal, say that the party is focusing on the neighboring state of Tripura and has launched the “Tripurar Jonio TMC” (TMC for Tripura) program to reach out to the people there.
Observers say Abhishek Banerjee’s rally in Tripura will be a high-profile event and it will be interesting to see what strategy the BJP government adopts to create hurdles this time. The major agenda of the yatra is expected to be the civic polls in the state to be held on November 25, which is being seen as a semi-final before the assembly elections in 2023.
“He will come and we are making all the arrangements. We know that the people of Tripura want to hear and see the consecration,” said TMC leader Kunal Ghosh.
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