Cong gears up for 2018 poll battle

Agartala | Friday | 13th October, 2017

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Police are working under the instructions of ruling party leaders and cadres openly; law of the land doesn't have any value here but the central government maintains silence." At the forefront of the call is Congress legislative party leader Gopal Roy. AGARTALA: Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) on Thursday called for the formation of a secular front , excluding BJP , to take on the CPM-led Left Front government in the assembly election next year. "Congress is the only alternative to the ruling CPM in the state, where secular and democratic political forces need to come together, unseat the Leftists and prevent the saffron brigade from entering the state," Roy said. "People of the state have not lost faith in the century-old national party," the Congress leader added.Congress has discussed alliance options with the tribal-based National Conference of Tripura, Trinamool Congress and the breakaway Indigenous People's Front of Tripura faction which is led by Rajeshwar Debbarma, Roy said..