Remember April 2003, when a well-known statue of former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussain was pulled down at Firdaus Square in Baghdad? Similar scenes happened in Belonia, Tripura, where a mob of BJP supporters allegedly razed the statue of former Russian leader and communist ideologue Vadimir Lenin. It is said to be an illegal demolition, which shows that within 48 hours of BJP winning the election in the state the authorities are unable to do anything to stop the buoyant party supporters from doing so.
Lenin, a revolutionary leader, never ruled in India, but his ideology is popular among a section of India and the communist party of India (Marxist) that ruled the state for almost two decades. A video, shared by ANI, that couldn't be independently verified by Indiatimes.com shows a mob with people wearing saffron shirts and shouting "Bharat mata ki jai," upend the statue of Lenin with the help of a bulldozer.?
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Meanwhile, the Tripura police have warned BJP supporters of post-poll violence. Union minister Rajnath Singh, reportedly called the Tripura governor this morning to discuss the law and order situation in the state.
According to TOI The CPM alleged that supporters and activists of the BJP-Indigenous People's Front of Tripura alliance were terrorizing its workers and burning party offices since the announcement of poll results on Saturday.
CPM office secretary Haripada Das said over 240 people were injured in attacks on party offices, offices of Left trade unions and homes of prominent leaders in the last 48 hours.
BJP leader Subal Bhowmick said the situation is being closely monitored by the party and no one would be spared if they were found creating tension in the state.
He alleged that the CPM activists, too, "assaulted" 49 of its party supporters, 17 of whom had to be hospitalized.