Opinion: Message From CPI(M)’s Massive Tripura Rally, Held Despite 'Hurdle After Hurdle'

CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat addresses the party's public rally in Agartala, Tripura, on January 29.

Source : PTI

On January 29, the main Opposition party in the northeastern state of Tripura, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or the CPI(M), held a massive rally outside Rabindra Bhavan in Agartala. This state-wide rally was held to mark its 24th state conference, an event held every three years. The prominent speakers at the rally included the party’s national co-ordinator and politburo member Prakash Karat, former chief minister and politburo member Manik Sarkar, and state party secretary and