The principal opposition party, CPIM, has urged the Tripura State Election Commission to ensure a safe and conducive environment for election campaigning and voting across the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).

The demand follows an incident today when workers of the Tipra Motha party allegedly disrupted a CPIM campaign. According to CPIM, around 11 am, CPI(M) State Secretary and Leader of Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury along with candidates from the Jirania and Pulinpur-Mandai constituencies, Radhacharan Debbarma and Surya Debbarma, were holding a campaign meeting at Lalit Bazar under the Mandwi police station area in West Tripura.

CPIM claimed that a group of Tipra Motha supporters created a disturbance, damaging campaign decorations and raising provocative slogans, while police reportedly did not intervene. The party stated that had its leaders and supporters not paused the meeting and left the site, a serious incident could have occurred.

The CPIM statement also noted widespread public anger over the episode, suggesting that Tipra Motha’s actions stem from political weakness and concerns over exposing alleged corruption in the ADC over the past five years.

“The CPI(M) Tripura State Secretariat strongly condemns the failure of police administration and the extremely undemocratic and violent behavior of Tipra Motha. We urge the State Election Commission to take steps to ensure peaceful campaigning and voting across the ADC area,” the statement added, appealing to all citizens who value peace and democracy to speak out against such incidents.