AGARTALA, April 7 (TIWN): On Sunday across South Tripura BJP hooligans attempted to disrupt CPI-M’s rallies and programmes across South Tripura, but this police and security force took strict action.

At first they attacked on opposition leader MLA, former minister Badal Choudhury, MP Jitendra Chaudhury at Matai and police imposed lathi-charge but then when the CPI-M leaders reached Nolua, in huge numbers BJP goons rushed to the spot to attack on CPI-M led police again to impose lathi-charge which left around 70 BJP hooligans injured.

MP Jitendra Chaudhury said that he had been launching programmes across South Tripura today and till middle of the day there was no disturbance in the election campaigning.Across Sonaichari, Ratanpur programmes were peaceful and people gathered at huge numbers.

“When CPI-M leaders reached at Matai, then BJP goons started attacking with flags in hands. Police and public together have tackled the situation and during the meeting police had to lathi charge on the culprits”, MP Jitendra Chaudhury told media.

“At Nalua the situation was worse. Police attempted to control the situation but seeing the situation going out of control, police led the subdivisional administration imposed heavy lathi charge on the hooligans”, said the MP.