AGARTALA, July 20 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress has thanked the common people for making the strike a successful event that was called against the IPFT strike.

However, no special thank was given to CPI-M and CITU drivers behind this strike.

“People have proven they are against the game of politics behind this state division. I thank everyone for this peaceful strike”,said Congress Chief Birjit Sinha on Wednesday evening.

12-hour shutdown called by the opposition Congress against a tribal party's indefinite road and rail blockade demanding separate state for the tribals crippled life in Tripura on Wednesday.

The Congress also accused the central government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "conspiring in Tripura, like in Manipur, to get political and electoral mileage before the early next year's assembly elections".

The party also blamed the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for its "failure to govern the state properly".

Police said around 300 activists of Congress were arrested for picketing in front of government offices in different parts of the state.

However, the purpose of the strike that was against the national highway blockade by IPFT remained unaffected to the actual problem.

Opposition BJP has strongly condemned the strike, whereas CPI-M remained tightlipped to comment anything against the strike.