Agartala, April 11 -- After a nightlong violence reported from Takarjala, West Tripura, police rescued BJP candidate Nirmal Debbarma along with the party's Mandal president and around 100 supporters with Director General of Police Anurag saying on Saturday that the administration would take strong measures against anyone attempting to disrupt peace during the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) election due Sunday.
Nirmal Debbarma is contesting from the Jampuijala-Takarjala constituency.
The BJP group was confined to a house on Friday afternoon after cadres of TIPRA Motha allegedly attacked Debbarma and vandalized property. The attack reportedly took place shortly after BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee visited De...