Summary:
Agartala, Sep 7 (PTI) Trinamool Congress leader from West Bengal, Ritabrata Banerjee, on Tuesday appealed to the Left supporters in Tripura to "strengthen Mamata Banerjee"s hand" if they really want to save the red flag in the northeastern state.
Banerjee, a former CPI(M) MP who switched over to the ruling party in West Bengal, said that the TMC would never vandalise opposition party offices or cause damage to Lenin"s statues if it comes to power in Tripura.
"I appeal to all the Leftists in Tripura to strengthen Mamata Banerjee"s hand if they want to save the red flag.
If Trinamool Congress comes to power, it would never vandalise opposition party offices or destroy Lenin"s statues using bulldozers.
If you (Leftists) want to save the dignity of the red flag, TMC has to be strengthened," the TMC leader told reporters.
After the BJP-IPFT dispensation came to power in 2018, a statue of Vladimir Lenin in Belonia town, the district headquarters of South Tripura district, was bulldozed and many CPI(M) party officers were demolished by the administration arguing that those were illegally established on government land.