Reported by, Nov. 12 -- Mrinal Banik

Agartala: The Tripura unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a show-cause notice to its Boxanagar MLA Tafajjal Hossain over his alleged derogatory remarks about the food habits and lifestyle of the state's indigenous communities, asking him to explain his position within seven days.

The notice, issued on November 11 by Tapas Bhattacharya, convener of the party's state disciplinary committee, said the state leadership had taken note of a video that had recently gone viral on social media.

According to the notice, Hossain allegedly made objectionable and derogatory comments about the food habits and everyday lifestyle of members of the state's tribal communities. It said the video had cau...