Agartala, Nov 14: Former Tripura Chief Minister and BJP MP Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the CPI(M), claiming that both parties had lost political relevance and asserting that the BJP was well placed to perform strongly in the upcoming urban local body elections in the state.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a BJP organisational meeting in Agartala, Deb said the party’s electoral confidence was based on public support, organisational strength and the commitment of its grassroots workers.
“My faith is in the people and the dedicated party workers in Tripura. The combination of workers, organisation and public support determines the path to victory,” he said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s blessings were also with the BJP.
Targeting Rahul Gandhi, Deb alleged that the Congress leader and his associates had failed in their political efforts in Delhi and accused the opposition of lacking faith in democratic methods.
He also dismissed the political prospects of the CPI(M), claiming that communism had lost its relevance across the world and could not flourish in India, which he described as a spiritual country.
“Communists no longer have an existence in India,” Deb said, attributing the Left’s earlier electoral successes in some states to political circumstances and what he described as mistakes by the Congress.
The BJP meeting was organised to strengthen the party’s grassroots organisation ahead of the November 27 urban local body elections, particularly in the Agartala Municipal Corporation, where the party is contesting all 51 wards.
Mayor Dipak Majumder, BJP leader Ashim Bhattacharjee and several other senior leaders of the ruling party attended the organisational meeting.
