Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sushmita Dev was on Friday, 22 October, allegedly attacked in Tripura along with members of the party, as well as Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) employees who were travelling with her.
Dev has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is behind the attack, adding that the people accompanying her have been injured.
Her car, a blue SUV, was also vandalised, with visuals showing a blue SUV dented with multiple hits, a smashed windshield and windows.
The incident comes a day after Dev announced that the Trinamool Congress would contest the upcoming civic elections in Tripura. Dev, who is overseeing the TMC's activities in Tripura, said a final strategy will be formulated once the polls are announced.
"It has been proved that AITC will win in Tripura, otherwise why would BJP declare a war against us," Dev said on Friday.
The TMC has filed a complaint with the Tripura Police, stating that Dev, along with 10 other party workers of TMC were "brutally attacked by workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party at Amtali Bazar around 1:30 pm", reported NDTV.
The party further alleged that the people behind the incident had "vandalised vehicles, physically assaulted workers of the TMC and outraged the modesty of female party workers".
"This was accompanied by theft of property including mobile phones belonging to supporters of the party. We request you to urgently enquire about the matter and bring the perpetrators to justice," Trinamool Congress further said, as per NDTV.
Dev, who quit the Congress and joined the Trinamool on 16 August, has been touring the entire state to strengthen the party.
"Our national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has declared that the TMC will be contesting all the upcoming elections in Tripura and likewise we are preparing to contest the civic body polls. Let the polls be declared then the party will formulate a final strategy," Dev told reporters in state capital Agartala on Thursday.
(With inputs from NDTV.)
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