In an explosive allegation that has once again brought internal strife within the ruling alliance to the fore, Tipra Motha chief and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarma on Sunday claimed that a faction within the BJP is “funding a state minister” to foment unrest aimed at weakening Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha and branding him (Pradyot) as a communal figure before the BJP’s central leadership in New Delhi.

Speaking to reporters after visiting Khumulwng — where the recent clashes saw party offices of both BJP and Tipra Motha set ablaze and several workers injured — Pradyot alleged that the conspiracy is designed to sour his political relationship with the Chief Minister. Though he stopped short of naming the minister or the alleged financiers, he said he has already briefed the C

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