AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Tripura’s former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has hit the BJP party for its day night efforts to knockdown the existing Congress Party there. Sarkar was addressing media in a blood donation camp in CPI-M Badharghat Party office when said so followed by an attack in the party office by miscreants. “There is no Govt in this state and also at Centre. A name-sake Govt is trying to keep the existing party in power. Have not you seen what is happening in Rajasthan ? When whole country is suffering due to COVID-19, BJP engaged in deestablishing the elected Govt there. BJP vice-president Om Prakash Mathur Tuesday said Sachin Pilot, who has been sacked as the Rajasthan deputy chief minister and as state Congress president, was welcome to join the party. The Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, also said Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot should face a floor test right away. "Only a floor test can prove the numbers," said the BJP.

The Congress today took action against its senior leader Sachin Pilot, who rebelled over the week-end, bringing the government of Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan to the brink of collapse. The Congress government is likely to have the support of 100 MLAs, below the majority mark in the 200-member assembly. Today, the Congress stripped the Deputy Chief Minister of all posts in the government and the party. Two ministers supporting him were also dropped from the government, but neither Mr Pilot, not his supporters were expelled from the party.