Agartala, Feb 06: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that Tipra Motha, headed by former royal scion Pradyot Manikya Debbarma, has a “secret understanding” with the Congress and the CPI(M).
The BJP government in Tripura under the leadership of PM @narendramodi Ji has brought a new dawn of peace & development.
Certainly, the people of Tripura will vote for the BJP again in massive numbers and ensure a landslide victory.
Glimpses from Santirbazar rally. pic.twitter.com/4cNtjraFYo
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 6, 2023
Newly formed regional outfit Tipra Motha, which received the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls in 2021, has determined to head solo withinside the February 16 assembly elections. It will contest 42 of the 60 constituencies.
There are around 20 tribal-dominated seats in Tripura, and these hold the key to power in the northeastern state.
Shah, while addressing a rally in the Shantirbazar area, said that two BJP chief ministers in the last five years have ensured the security of Tripura, which was earlier witnessing cross-border infiltration and militancy.
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Taking potshots at the opposition parties CPI(M) and Congress which have agreed to a seat adjustment for the assembly polls, Shah claimed that the two parties have “never respected tribals”
He also stated that “Congress and Communists ruled Tripura for over 50 years, yet there was no development. The Congress has given you ‘andhakaar’ (darkness), but have given you ‘adhikaar’ (rights).”
According to the seat adjustment, the CPI(M) will contest 43 seats, and its Left Front partners Forward Block, RSP, and the CPI one each. The Left Front is also supporting an independent candidate in the Ramnagar constituency in West Tripura. The Congress, on the other hand, will contest 13 seats.
Shah also claimed that the Narendra Modi government has ensured the development of the Northeast, ending neglect.
