Agartala, Mar 26 Ahead of a key tribal council election, the National Socialist Party of Tripura (NSPT) suffered a jolt as its general secretary Sridam Debbarma and a number of supporters joined Congress.
PCC president Surajit Dutta welcomed Debbarma and other members of the tribal-based party at Congress Bhavan here last night and urged them to work to strengthen the party, sources said.
The move is significant ahead of election to 28-seat Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) in May. NSPT has three members in TTAADC.
Congress, which has been trying to avoid split of anti-Left vote in the tribal council polls, has gained following the joining of at least five top leaders of NSPT, a tribal based party in Tripura.
Congress has not so far been able to strike seat sharing deal with its long-time ally, Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT).
"Congress-INPT discussion on seat sharing is going on.
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'Condemnable if true': Congress on minister's 'assault'
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New Delhi, Mar 22 With a Maharashtra Minister courting controversy after he allegedly assaulted a party worker, Congress today said the incident is "condemnable if true".
Minister of State for PWD Abdul Sattar was accused of kicking a party worker over the issue of ticket distribution for next month's Aurangabad Municipal Corporation elections.
"It is condemnable if true. If it has happened knowingly. Apology will have be sought if it has happened," Party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi told reporters when asked about the incident.
Though Singhvi maintained that he was not aware of the facts, he said "Congress takes such incidents seriously".
Sattar initially denied assaulting the worker but later said the incident was regrettable and added he had to act in "self-defence".