Agartala: For the first time in Tripura, religious groups acted against the Left parties in the Feb 14 assembly polls, CPI-M leaders claimed here Wednesday after the party’s two-day election review meeting.
“Some religious organisations, including Christian groups, RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and Hindu missionaries have campaigned against the Left parties during the election,” Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary Bijon Dhar told reporters.
“Such trends of using religion in elections are dangerous for the country as well as for the state. These have happened for the first time in Tripura,” he said.
Senior CPI-M leader and editor of party mouthpiece “Daily Desher Katha” Gautam Das said: “Outlawed militant outfits were also active in three subs-divisions – Kanchanpur, Longtharai Valley and Gandachara – all in northern Tripura, before and during the elections. But due to the alertness of the people and security forces, they could not do anything violent.”
The CPI-M held a two-day summit here Sunday and Monday, and analysed the party’s performance and other aspects in the Feb 14 polls to the 60-seat Tripura assembly.
In the elections, the CPI-M led Left Front won power for the seventh time, entering office for a fifth consecutive term after securing a landslide victory, winning 50 of the 60 seats in the assembly. (IANS)
