The Scheduled Tribe Morcha president of the Bharatiya Janata Party was injured in the Barmura area of Tripura's Khowai after he was allegedly attacked by the supporters of Tipra Motha.

Agartala (Tripura) [India], May 2 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday instructed the state police officials to take stringent action against the perpetrators who allegedly attacked Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman, informed sources.

Agartala Feb 22 PTI Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday claimed that some people used to mock him in his student days because of his fathers association with BJP and Bharatiya Jana Sangh as the states political firmament was then dominated by the CPIM and the Congress After he became the chief minister those who used to call him son of BJP and his father a mad man now stand in queues to get benefits Deb said here while inaugurating a cricket tournament named after his late father Hirudhan Deb The tournament was organised by the BJP unit of Banamalipur the chief ministers constituency He said his father was an active member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh considered to be the precursor of the BJP and later the saffron party since 1967 Walking down memory lane Deb said People used to insult me by calling me son of BJP instead of my name during my school and college days because only two parties -- Congress and CPIM -- used to dominate Tripuras political landscape then Sometimes I felt extremely bad thinking which party my father works People used to say Hirudhan is mad Today his son is the chief minister of Tripura he said Deb became the CM of the North-eastern state after a BJP-led coalition ousted the CPIM from power in 2018 after the Left party was at its helm for 25 years In life one should not insult anybody The people who used to insult me or my father for being associated with Jan Sangh and BJP now queue up to get benefits he said One has to work hard with full devotion to climb the stairs of success the BJP leader said There are people who think they have given everything to the party in three years but got nothing in return Work hard and smartly destiny will bring what you deserve Deb said Those who change parties several times could never be true leader of the people he said in an apparent dig at BJP leaders Sudip Roy Barman and Asish Saha who recently joined the Congress PTI PS NN NN

Agartala Feb 19 PTI The AICC has constituted a seven-member coordination committee for Tripura which goes to assembly elections early next year Congress general secretary Ajay Kumar also the AICC in-charge of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee has been made the chairman of the coordination committee while veteran party leader Gopal Roy has been named the convener of the panel Former MLAs Sudip Roy Barman and Asish Saha who had joined the Congress deserting the ruling BJP found place in the committee as members AICC secretary Szarita Laiphlang has also been included in the panel as a member AICC general secretary organisation K C Venugopal said in an official communiqu on Saturday However the PCC headed by Birajit Sinha has not been dissolved Sinha said that the Ajay Kumar-led committee will play a key role in adopting policies for the party and ensure better coordination with the PCC and its frontal organisations As per the party constitution the PCC has the overall power to run the party The seven-member coordination committee will assist the PCC to chalk out strategies or programmes to be implemented by the party Gopal Roy said However a section of party leaders felt that the PCCs power has been literally clipped after the formation of the coordination committee The PCC will have to work under the direct guidance of the coordination committee as it comprises leaders like Ajay Kumar and Laiphlang a party functionary said on condition of anonymity PTI PS ACD ACD

Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 8 (ANI): Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker Ratan Chakraborty on Tuesday accepted the resignation letters submitted by former ministers Sudip Roy Barman and Asish Saha and declared that both of them have lost their membership of the House.

New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Ahead of the 2023 Tripura assembly polls, former minister Sudip Roy Barman and Ashish Kumar Saha joined Congress on Tuesday after meeting Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi.

Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 8 (ANI): Tripura unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that the resignation of two rebel MLAs was nothing unexpected for the party, adding that the ruling BJP in the state still enjoys a comfortable majority.

Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 7 (ANI): Tripura BJP MLAs Sudip Roy Barman and Ashish Kumar Saha resigned from the Tripura Legislative Assembly ahead of the state assembly election next year.

Agartala Jan 29 PTI In an apparent embarrassment for Tripuras BJP government rebel party legislator Sudip Roy Barman on Saturday claimed that there is no democracy in the state and people are suffocatingBarman who was dropped as the health minister in 2019 said he would decide on his future course of action after taking the opinion of the peopleThe assembly election is due in the state in 2023 There is no shred of democracy in the state People are suffocating because democratic oxygen has exhausted Barman told reporters hereThe MLA his close associate Asish Saha and their followers are touring different parts of the state for the last few days to interact with people who had played a key role in dethroning the CPIM and bring the BJP to power he saidWe have started the process of hearing the voice of the oppressed people Their voice is choked now Barman saidBarman claimed that people were fed up with the performance of the government as their interests were not servedAsked about his future course of action the said the final decision will be taken by them only after the interactions with the people are completedBJP spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya said the party is closely observing Barmans movement and proper action would be taken when the time comesBarman had joined the BJP from the Trinamool Congress in 2017 ahead of the next years Assembly electionsA five-time MLA Barman was earlier the leader of the opposition and president of Tripura Pradesh Congress CommitteeHe was removed as the health minister in June 2019 days after Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb warned of stern action against enemies in the BJP PTI JOY NN NN

Agartala (Tripura) [India], January 2 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said that the state government would initiate strict actions against the land mafia and people involved in illegal land grabbing.