Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Assembly, Jitendra Chaudhury, on December 13, accused the ruling BJP of turning drug trafficking into a “political project”, alleging that the trade is being patronised to retain power in the state.

Speaking at the state conference of the All India Democratic Women Association (AIDWA), the CPI(M) politburo member said the BJP knew it could not return to office through free and fair elections and had therefore encouraged anti-social elements to operate freely, particularly in the narcotics trade.

Chaudhury claimed that a large number of people arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) had close links with the ruling party. “Nine out of ten people arrested in NDPS cases are seen in photographs with top state BJP leaders

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