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Agartala: Tripura Assembly Speaker Rampada Jamatia suspended Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman for the entire day on Monday. The move followed a heated dispute regarding the alleged suicide note of former state DGP Anurag Dhankar. The confrontation erupted shortly after the daily Question Hour concluded.
Roy Barman demanded to know why the note remained hidden. He cited claims from Dhankar's wife, who arrived in Agartala with a photograph of the document. He challenged the chamber directly: "Where is the suicide note? The wife of the DGP has the photograph of the suicide note. Why was the suicide note removed? Why was his uniform not checked properly? Who forced the DGP to commit suicide? We want this suicide note to be brought before the public."
Jamatia shut down the line of questioning. He claimed the investigation was already underway and accused the MLA of violating legislative rules. The Speaker warned the member to stop confusing the public. Tension spiked as Roy Barman and several CPI(M) legislators stormed the well of the House.
They refused to return to their seats despite multiple orders. Jamatia eventually ordered the suspension and called in police to physically remove the Congress legislator from the premises. The remaining Opposition members from the Congress and CPI(M) staged a walkout in response to the order. The mystery regarding the contents and location of the DGP's final note remains unresolved.
Updated at 31st August 2026 at 9:52pm
Beyond the DGP controversy, the final day of the session saw Tipra Motha Party MLAs lock horns with the Speaker over claims of systemic discrimination. They alleged their submitted questions were buried at the bottom of the list despite being filed ahead of other legislators. MLA Ranjit Debbarma warned of a potential walkout, demanding a formal probe into what he termed a conspiracy to stifle opposition voices. Following pressure from legislators Biswajit Kalai and Sanjoy Manik Tripura, and an intervention by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath, the Speaker agreed to launch an investigation into the scheduling irregularities.
Reports indicate conflicting timelines regarding the unrest. While initial accounts focused on the aftermath of Question Hour, some records place the initial uproar on the final day of the session, with legislative business briefly stalling before Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath brokered a temporary truce to allow the scheduled proceedings to move forward.
Updated at 31st August 2026 at 10:19pm
The confrontation took a personal turn when Speaker Rampada Jamatia accused the Congress legislator of hurling abuse at the chair during the proceedings. While the House microphones were muted during the height of the shouting match, the Speaker later confirmed he viewed the MLA's behavior as aggressively offensive and unparliamentary. Barman countered the claims outside the chamber, publicly vowing to resign his seat if his allegations regarding the hidden note are proven false.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath challenged the Opposition to produce concrete evidence for their claims, demanding the MLA table proof before the House. While the government maintains the ongoing investigation bars discussion of the note, the incident marked a low point in legislative decorum as watch and ward staff were forced to physically clear the floor of protesters.
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