“Democracy in Tripura under @BJP4India rule! Well done @BjpBiplab for taking the state to new heights,” said Banerjee in a tweet, tagging Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb, who’s from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
He also faced protests by alleged BJP workers in various parts of the city on his way to and back from the Tripureshwari Temple in Agartala. Apart from the temple visit, Banerjee will be interacting with the media in the city.
Before Banerjee landed in Agartala on the morning of 2 August, the TMC alleged that posters put up by the party for his visit were torn and destroyed by the BJP.
After the I-PAC team was detained by the police at Agartala’s Woodland Hotel on 26 July, a string of TMC leaders have visited the city.
Following the detention, TMC leaders and Bengal ministers, Moloy Ghatak and Bratya Basu flew down to the city and held a press conference condemning the “illegal detention”.
Thereafter, TMC MPs Derek O’Brien and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar also visited Agartala…