Category: WEST TRIPURA

• AGARTALA
• JIRANIA
• MOHANPUR
• Khumulwng

The opposition CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Choudhury, Tuesday claimed that the Left-Congress combine is all set to secure absolute majority in the ensuing general election to the 60-assembly constituencies of Tripura.

With the end of the campaign trail for the political parties of the state on Tuesday the vigilance across the bordering areas and other parts has been intensified following the February 16 assembly election.

Tripura Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gitte Kirankumar Dinkarrao said a total of 259 candidates, including 31 women, are contesting the February 16 Assembly elections. In the 2018 Assembly polls, 297 candidates, including 24 women, had fought the elections.

On his last day of the campaign trail of the BJP party for the ensuing assembly election, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday said that his party aims for ‘Virodhi Mukt’ (opposition-free) Tripura while it go into the electoral battle on February 16 next.

In 2021, Pratima Bhoumik created history by becoming the first politician from Tripura to become a Union Minister. She was appointed as the Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Trinamool Congress national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Monday that if voted to power in Tripura, just like in West Bengal, his party will introduce 'Duare Sarkar' (governance at the doorsteps) to prevent BJPs 'Duare Gunda' (goons at doorsteps).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at an election rally in Tripura on Monday that the BJP is the guaranty of development while the Congress-CPI(M) promote violence, corruption and tried to keep the people poor.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Monday said that its personnel have arrested eight persons for smuggling gold through the Bangladesh border, and seized 24.4 kg gold worth Rs 14 crore.

Under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), 25 AAI (Airport Authority of India) airports have been earmarked for leasing till 2025 with the help of private sector investment and participation.

With 152 teachers dead from among the 10,323 sacked teachers due to numerous causes, the reappointment of these government teachers, who had lost their jobs following court verdicts, has become a key issue ahead of the February 16 elections to the Tripura Assembly.

The Union Home Minister and also the senior party leader Amit Shah on Sunday sought more five more years from the electorates of Tripura and said, “Jodi of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Manik Saha will make Tripura a prosperous state.”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the February 16 Tripura Assembly elections is a battle between double engine versus triple "Apad" (trouble-makers) -- Left parties-Congress and the Tipra Motha Party.

“India-Bangladesh international border, Assam, Mizoram border will be sealed from tomorrow. Bike rallies will not be allowed from tomorrow onwards. Candidates are to submit their election expenditure accounts to the Observer tomorrow”, said Gitte.

Spokesperson of All India Trinamool Congress, Kunal Ghosh on Sunday lashed out heavily on the Left-Congress alliance for helping BJP in West Bengal to serve their own interests.

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal came down heavily on the opposition parties as he highlighted the decades of misrule by the Congress & Left parties.

West Bengal Youth Trinamool Congress president and renewed actress Sayani Ghosh arrived in poll bound Tripura to give a boost to the Trinamool Congress election campaign.

Law minister Kiren Rijiju announced the appointment on Twitter. Justice Singh is the second senior most judge of the Orissa High Court and will take over from acting Chief Justice Amarnath T. Goud of the Tripura HC.

In a press statement, BSF said in the fight against the menace of trans-border smuggling in the state of Tripura BSF continuously conducts ‘Special operations’ to neutralize the ill designs of trans-border smuggling on the India-Bangladesh International border.

TMP chief and former royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman recently released its 15-point promises -- Mission 15 for 150 days -- for the February 16 Assembly elections.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) issue through not vociferously highlighted in the ongoing campaign in three election bound states -- Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya -- remains active in the entire northeast region even after over three years of passing the law and the on-off agitations against it.

Former Tripura Chief Minister and opposition leader Manik Sarkar while reacting strongly to the statements made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in two election rallies in Tripura, said the PM gave speeches based on "falsehood" and tried to hide the "misrule" of the BJP government in the state.

Speaking on the issue, SDPO Sadar Ajay Kumar Das said, “We are conducting regular patrolling. So we were checking nakas of border Gol Chakkar and have found the suspicious movement of two persons and detained them. However one of them absconded”.

He said, “Make sure that every vote in Tripura goes to BJP. Your vote has immense value and your right choice, 'Lotus' will take Tripura to the level of development and prosperity. You have removed the leftists, and you are seeing the results today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing an election rally in Tripura on Saturday, said that voting for the Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) would facilitate the return of violence and corruptions in the state.

“A series of promises were kept to make TTAADC more powerful and for the development of tribal people and in everywhere we are working to make the state best state and PM is with us. And we want to appeal to vote for BJP and support the party”, said CM.