Tipra Motha, Congress not to field candidates in Tripura byelections

Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president Asish Kumar Saha on Thursday said the party will not contest the byelections in Dhanpur and Boxanagar respecting the spirit of of the opposition block INDIA. “We are not going to contest the byelections as decided by the TPCC and Delhi leadership. The Congress which has floated an anti-BJP platform – INDIA to consolidate the anti-BJP forces, doesn’t want to weaken the opposition vote bank in the byelection. That’s why the party took the decision not to contest the byelections”, he said.