Friday, July 11, 2025
spot_img

Thousands of Congress activists arrested in Tripura

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

Agartala: Over 7,000 Congress activists were arrested in Tripura Friday for participating in a civil disobedience stir in support of their 25-point demands, including curbing corruption.

“Over 7,000 Congress men were arrested for taking part in a civil disobedience movement,” police spokesman Nepal Das told reporters.

The Congress activists held a symbolic “breaking the rules and police barricade fight”. However, no untoward incident was reported as huge contingents of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) and Tripura State Rifles and police troopers were deployed in the capital city.

Besides weeding out alleged corruption and irregularities in Left-ruled Tripura, the Congress’s 25-point demands include tackling rising crime against women, employment for the youth, smooth supply of fertilisers and pesticides to farmers and expansion of irrigation facilities.

Former minister and senior Congress leaders Birjit Sinha, who led Friday’s stir, said: “If the Left Front government does not take adequate steps to fulfil our demands, a bigger movement would be launched against the state government.” (IANS)

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

22 Maoists, including eight females, surrender in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, July 11: In a significant development in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, 22 Maoists laid down their arms on...

BJP looting land, forest, water: Rahul Gandhi at ‘save Constitution’ rally in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, July 11: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted the BJP, alleging that the ruling party has...

Centre plans Rs 1,345 crore subsidy scheme to boost production of Rare Earth magnets

New Delhi, July 11: The Indian government has drawn up a scheme to offer subsidies to the tune...

We missed no targets in Pak, not even a glass pane broken in India: NSA Doval on Op Sindoor

New Delhi, July 11: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday addressed the convocation ceremony at IIT...