AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): BJP’s political vendetta has now started falling heavy upon its aligned party IPFT Party as IPFT has called 24 hours strike in Khumulwng. Addressing media, IPFT General Secretary Mangal Debbarma said, “Today in IPFT’s meeting led by President N C Debbarma, it has been decided that the party would be observing 24 hours strike in Khumulwng on Thursday. Tomorrow from 6 am to Friday 6 am, there will be total strike in Kumulwng. Yesterday, our active worker Pradip Debbarma was arrested in nonbailable section but he is innocent and he is not involved in any anti-social works. Suddenly, at 3 AM he was arrested. We condemn it. Pradip Debbarma is still in police custody. So, in protest we have called strike demanding his immediate release”.

Mangal Debbarma said that medicine shops and all emergency services would not be affected in the strike.