BJP MLA Ashis Das claims political anarchy in Tripura, fuels buzz of joining Trinamool

KOLKATA/AGARTALA: A day after praising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dissident BPP MLA from Tripura, Ashis Das, claimed on Tuesday that political anarchy and chaos are prevailing in the saffron party-ruled state, further fuelling speculation of him joining the Trinamool Congress.

Das, after shaving his head and performing a yagna at the Kalight temple in Kolkata, said that political anarchy and chaos are prevailing in BJP-ruled Tripura where people are unhappy with the performance of the State government. Refusing to disclose whether he would join the Trinamool Congress, the 43-year-old BHJ MLA told the media: "You will find out everything soon."

Reacting to the remarks of Das, Tripura BJP chief Manik Saha said that they are observing everything and appropriate steps would be taken in due course of time. "His (Das') activities have not been normal for sometime now. The party would take action against him after examining the steps he took," Saha said in Agartala.

On Monday, talking to the media in Kolkata, Das, an MLA from the Surma Assembly seat in northern Tripura, also criticized the Prime Minister for "selling most of the government properties to private parties". He had also said that both at the Centre and the States, the BJP has been running governments in an "autocratic style".

Das, who is in Kolkata for the past three days, is likely to meet Trinamool Congress leaders in the city. IANS

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