Tripura Election: EC orders probe after Congress alleges attack on bike rally by 'BJP-backed goons'

Less than a month before elections in Tripura, the Election Commission on 19 January 2023 ordered an inquiry into alleged attacks on a Congress bike rally.

Congress claimed that 15 party workers, including AICC general secretary Ajay Kumar, were injured after "BJP-backed goons" attacked them at 4 locations in Jirania on 18 January.

The police, however, said the attacks were carried out by unknown miscreants in West Tripura district, and "10 party workers were injured".

“The EC has ordered an inquiry into the incident of political violence in Jirania sub-division of West Tripura district reported on January 18," Tripura Chief Electoral Officer Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao said.

The commission asked the office of the CEO to get a report from DGP Tripura through Chief Secretary and submit the same by 3 pm on January 20. “I will send the inquiry report to the EC immediately after getting it”, he said.

The incident took place hours after the announcement of the Tripura assembly poll schedule. Voting will be held in Tripura on 16 February, and counting on 2 March.

(With PTI inputs)

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