Political leaders in Tripura engaged in a bitter spat on Tuesday over the clashes that broke out in the state since the announcement of poll results on May 23, with the Congress pointing fingers at the BJP and the saffron party shifting the blame to the CPI(M).
Two persons were killed and several injured in the clashes that broke out in West Tripura and other parts of the state following the announcement of general election results.
The BJP claimed that the two victims were activists of the party, but the police said it had no information about their political affiliations.
Lambasting the saffron party, the Congress Tuesday claimed that its workers were attacked and intimidated by the BJP activists following the announcement of results on May 23.
The BJP has bagged the two parliamentary seats in the state by a comfortable margin.
Addressing a press meet here, senior Congress leader Subal Bhowmik sought the resignation of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb over the "prevailing lawlessness" in the State.
The Congress leader had contested and lost the election to BJP's Pratima Bhowmik from West Tripura seat.