Trinamool MPs sit on dharna outside Amit Shah's office against Tripura 'brutality'

The BJP Vs Trinamool fight in Tripura reached New Delh on Monday as over a dozen TMC MPs sat on a dharna outside home ministry to protest against the alleged police brutality in Tripura.

The Trinamool MPs had reached the Capital on Sunday evening and had sought an appointment with home minister Amit Shah. As the delegation didn't get time to meet Shah, they sat on a dharna outside his office.

The political duel is set to escalate with Trinamool supremo and West Bengal chief minister scheduled to arrive in the Capital on Monday evening.

The MPs at the dharna included Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Kalyan Banerjee, Sougata Roy, Dola Sen, among others.

On Sunday, Trinamool Youth Congress president Sayoni Ghosh was detained by Tripura Police for allegedly spreading ruckus during a public meeting of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb.

The Trinamool has alleged a string of attacks from BJP workers against it cadres in Tripura as the party trying to expand in the Northeastern state where the BJP is in power.

The BJP has denied TMC's allegations and has in turn accused the party of disturbing law and order in the state.