Tripura Over 200 workers from various parties join TMC

KOLKATA Days after Trinamool Congress TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee exuded confidence in her party winning the 2023 state Assembly polls in Tripura about 200 people from different political parties joined TMC in Tripura on SundayTrinamool supporters tied Rakhi on the wrists of police personnel and patients in hospitals The programme was held amid much fanfareTripura had a long association with Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore who started Rakhi Bandhan in Bengal to protest against Lord Curzons proposal to divide the state in 1905Trinamool leaders urged the people to maintain social harmony and peace BJP supporters who were present near the venue did not interrupt the functionTripura has become the birds view of Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee had claimed that BJP would be ousted in the 2023 Assembly election from the north eastern stateSubal Bhowmick local Trinamool Congress leader said many local leaders and youths had shown keen interest to join the party Former Tripura Assembly Speaker Jiten Sarkar had written a letter expressing his willingness to join Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee said some days ago that many other leaders from Tripura had also expressed their willingness to join TrinamoolEarlier about 235 workers from BJP CPIM and Congress had joined Bengals ruling party at a function in Tripura It had been alleged that local BJP leaders had resorted to violent means to scare away Trinamool Congress leadersThe vehicle of partys national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was vandalised Attempts were made to prevent him from reaching Tripureswari temple early this month Two party leaders Sudip Raha and Jaya Dutta were attacked thereAccording to sources Abhishek Banerjee had constituted a team of senior leaders who would be camping in the northeastern state every month