Congress calls general strike amid Covid-19 situation
Our Bureau
AGARTALA, September 13 2020: Press conference savvy Congress in Tripura has now called a general strike despite prevailing critical Covid-19 situation in the state. The party said it will enforce a 12-hour hartal in state on September 21 to press eight demands and condemn ‘attacks’ on its rank and file.
The declaration was made after senior leaders held a meeting at the Congress Bhavan in presence of AICC(I) Secretary Bhupen Kumar Borah.
They blamed the state government for failure in ‘all fronts’ and held the government responsible for spread of coronavirus and related deaths in the state.
Dissident leaders like Birajit Sinha, Gopal Roy and Subal Bowmik were present at the meeting and in token squatting protest outside Congress Bhavan apparently to show unity.