Debbarma’s statement comes amid rising tension between the two alliance partners.

In a direct attack at Chief Minister Manik Saha and a move that might further strain the already stressed BJP-Tipra Motha ties, Tipra Motha’s Animesh Debbarma, a minister in the Manik Saha-led BJP government in Tripura on Friday demanded that the Home Department — currently held by CM Saha — be handed over to Motha, claiming that the present administration has failed to control the growing violence in the state.

Debbarma’s statement comes amid rising tension between the two alliance partners. Over the last 48 hours, several party offices of both BJP and Tipra Motha have been vandalised and gutted, while supporters from both sides have been injured during violent confrontations.

After inspecting two Tipra M

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