AGARTALA, Aug 17 - The Opposition Congress in Tripura will stage a demonstration in front of the State police headquarters here on August 27, to protest against alleged corruption and attack on democracy during the BJP-led NDA rule.
Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee chief Birajit Sinha on Thursday alleged that corruption has thrived in the NDA Government regime and attacks on democracy have intensified.
�We will organise the movement to lend support to the Youth Congress� Bharat Bachao Andolan. All India Youth Congress president Keshav Chandra Yadav and vice president Srinivas BV will join other party leaders in the agitation on that day,� Sinha told reporters at the Congress Bhavan here.
He said the rally would start from 11 am and protesters would gherao the office of the DGP with �at least 5,000 activists�.
�We will not seek any permission. The agitation will be purely non-violent,� Sinha said. He said democracy did not exist in Tripura and accused Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb of withdrawing all security guards of former MLAs after assuming office.
�There are orders from higher authorities to attack me and other party leaders whenever we go to visit different parts of the State,� Sinha claimed.
Reacting to the allegations of corruption, BJP spokesperson Mrinal Kanti Deb said Congress is the �most corrupt party� in the country.
�We don�t need advice on corruption from them (Congress),� Deb added. � PTI
