Agartala sources stated that a video, a Tripura minister is seen groping a female colleague on stage in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Reportedly he has landed in a major controversy with opposition demanding that he be fired and charged with sexual harassment. Earlier on Monday, Tripura’s opposition Left Front demanded that Minister Monoj Kanti Deb be sacked for “touching” the woman in an “indecent manner” during a rally in Agartala on Saturday that was also attended by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb.
Reportedly the minister declined to comment on the incident and the ruling BJP dismissed the charge and called it “character assassination”. Dhar added “The male minister has publicly harmed the modesty, sanctity and dignity of the lone woman minister of Tripura at a public platform where the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister and other important personalities were present”.
Furthermore other local parties in Tripura are also planning protests soon to demand the resignation and arrest of the minister. Apparently BJP spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharjee said Left Front is raising “non-issue” against BJP government and has now “started character assassination of BJP ministers on false and non-issue matters”. Bhattacharjee asked "The woman minister has never made any statement and complaint on the issue raised by the Left parties. Why are the Left parties doing this dirty politics?".
