Overview

• On June 24, Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman alleged that BJP leaders ‘urinate on tribals’, citing a viral July 2023 video of a BJP activist in Madhya Pradesh defiling a tribal worker.
• Hundreds of BJP Janajati Morcha members converged at Barman’s Radhanagar residence on June 25 demanding an unconditional apology and his immediate resignation.
• Activists smashed the MLA hostel gate, damaged chairs and hurled stones before Superintendent Kiran Kumar said police restored order at the scene.
• The CPM condemned the incursion as a breach of democratic norms and questioned the state government’s capacity to maintain law and order in Tripura.
• BJP leaders including Bipin Debbarma and Rajib Bhattacharjee rejected Barman’s allegations and pointed to airport renaming and tribal appointments as proof of their commitment to tribal dignity.