Tripura gangrape: Protests against BJP minister’s son continue

Agartala: Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura dismissed allegations raised by opposition parties and civil society groups against Labour Minister Bhagaban Chandra Das’s son for his alleged involvement in a case of gang rape, different organizations including the students’ arm of the CPIM, held protests across the state on Thursday.

The protests took place a day after Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury claimed that all the allegations levelled by the opposition Congress and CPIM were “false” and “fabricated”.

“The Bharatiya Janata Party condemns such incidents and police have been instructed to proceed with the investigation as per the law. We know the police will be successful in catching the real perpetrators. But, we also condemn the malicious campaign of opposition parties to gain political mileage over the issue,” he said.