Congress won’t let Tripura to be turned into second Manipur: Gaurav Gogoi

Gogoi underlined that the Congress stood with its leaders and workers during this difficult time.

Congress leader Gaurav Gogi on Friday sharply criticised the Manik Saha-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in Tripura over a string of incidents ahead of panchayat elections scheduled to be held next month, saying the Congress will not allow the state to turn into another Manipur.

“Tripura is currently witnessing a breakdown of democracy. Leaders and cadres of the BJP have unleashed unimaginable violence against @INCIndia workers and supporters. Homes have been gutted, property vandalised, innocents arbitrarily arrested. Even children are not spared from assault,” Gogoi, the deputy leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, said in a post on X after leading a delegation of his party to violence-affected areas of the state.

Gogoi underlined that the Congress stood with its leaders and workers during this difficult time. “The Congress will not bow down to terror tactics of the BJP,” he told reporters at a media briefing at the party’s state headquarters .

“PM Narendra Modi is saying that India is the mother of democracy but what we saw here is nothing short of murder of democracy,” he said. “The unrest, that is prevailing in the state, it seems that they want to convert Tripura into a second Manipur. We shall not let it happen,” he added.