Tripura BJP president Rajib Bhattacharjee on October 19 announced that “strong action” will be taken against party MLA Tafazzal Hussain for making critical remarks about MP Biplab Kumar Deb and former Union minister Pratima Bhoumik.

The controversy erupted after Hussain, while addressing a football match at Boxanagar in Sepahijala district on October 18, accused Deb and Bhoumik of refusing financial help for the construction of a gallery at the local ground.

“I had approached Pratima Bhoumik and Biplab Kumar Deb to fund the construction of the gallery, but they did not. When I requested Rajib Bhattacharjee, he readily agreed and sanctioned Rs 50 lakh from his MPLAD fund,” Hussain had said.

Bhattacharjee, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP, was present on the stage during the speech. The comme

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