Tripura Congress demonstrates against Amit Shah’s remarks

Agartala: The Tripura unit of the Congress on Wednesday staged a demonstration here for the “insult of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi by BJP President Amit Shah through his remarks”.

Congress spokesman Tapas Dey, who took part in the demonstration, said: “If Amit Shah does not tender his unconditional and public apology for describing Mahatma Gandhi as a ‘clever baniya’, our agitation would be intensified across the state.”

The demonstration, was held in front of the Gandhi statue near Raj Bhavan.

Amit Shah, while addressing a gathering in Raipur last week, referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a clever (chatur) “baniya”. (IANS)