AGARTALA: Tripura 's first BJP-led government on Saturday announced it will rebuild the statue of Communist stalwart and former deputy chief minister Baidyanath Majumdar, which was vandalised at Chandipur in Unakoti district on Wednesday.

"I have asked the chief secretary to come up with a plan for the reconstruction. I have also spoken to the DGP and sought a time-bound inquiry into the pulling down of the statue," chief minister Biplab Deb said.

The chief minister has sought a CID inquiry into the vandalism. The act of vandalism led to a series of charges and counter-charges by political parties.

