Gopal Roy to be the new CLP leader in Tripura Assembly

Gopal Roy has been nominated by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to be the next leader of the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) in Tripura Assembly, TPCC chief said today.
Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Birajit Sinha yesterday wrote a letter to the Speaker of the Assembly recommending Roy as next CLP leader in the Assembly, Sinha told reporters here.
The post of the CLP leader fell vacant since April 7 as the then CLP leader and the Leader of the opposition Sudip Roy Barman resigned from his post to protest against the alliance of Congress and CPI-M in West Bengal.

Meanwhile, Tripura Pradesh Mahila Congress President Kalayani Roy and another TPCC member and Chief of the Schedule Cast wing of the party Prakash Das besides 40 other leaders have resigned from their posts and joined hands with Burman.
Regarding the desertion of party leaders and workers of the party, Sinha said he had informed the AICC regarding the development.
"Practically we have nothing to do regarding the tie-up of Congress and CPI-M in West Bengal. It is a policy decision taken by our high command in Delhi. But we do not see any such possibility in Tripura," Sinha said.