Damaged vehicles at the site after workers of BJP and Tipra Motha clashed during the broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’, in Khowai district, Tripura, on July 27, 2025.
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At least six Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers sustained injuries when activists of the Tipra Motha party allegedly attacked a BJP office during the Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat radio programme at Asharambari in Khowai district on Sunday (July 27, 2025). Tipra Motha leader and Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma, who returned from New Delhi on Sunday (July 27, 2025), denied his party’s involvement in the incident.
Local BJP leaders claimed that over 50 Tipra Motha members, armed with sticks and sharp-cutting weapons, attacked the party’s Mandal office and assaulted BJP cadres. Two cars and five motorcycles were reportedly damaged in the attack.
The BJP office was also vandalised during the incident.
Police said an investigation has been initiated but no arrests have been made so far. Asharambari is a tribal Assembly constituency where the Tipra Motha has a significant presence.
BJP State president and Rajya Sabha MP Rajiv Bhattacharjee condemned the incident. Leader of the Opposition and CPI(M) State secretary Jitendra Chowdhury also criticised the Tipra Motha for the alleged attack.
Clashes between BJP and Tipra Motha supporters have become frequent in interior areas of the State, particularly over organisational expansion. Several persons were injured in recent clashes in the Charilam and Takarjala areas.
Published – July 27, 2025 10:09 pm IST
