Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl new TMCLP leader

Agartala, Sep 5 (PTI) Senior tribal leader DibaChandra Hrangkhawl was today chosen as leader of TrinamoolCongress Legislature Party in Tripura Assembly. His name was announced by TMC leader Mukul Roy.Hrangkhawl was among the six Congress MLAs had joined theparty in June. The MLAs, led by former opposition leader Sudip RoyBarman, had resigned from Congress in April and joined TMC inJune to protest against the alliance between Congress andCPI(M) in West Bengal ahead of the state Assembly elections. Tripura Speaker Ramendra Chandra Debnath had recentlysaid the MLAs ould be recognised as TMC legislators and wouldnot come under the Anti-Defection Act. PTI JOY KKAARLNS