Agartala Mar 24 PTI Leader of Opposition in Tripura Assembly Manik Sarkar on Thursday said the BJP-IPFT government should publish a white paper informing the people about how the present dispensation tackled the debt burden inherited from the previous regimeThe BJP-IPFT alliance came to power in the north-eastern state in 2018 by ending 25 years of CPIM-led Left Front ruleA document on the states debt burden to the tune of Rs 11000 crore was brought out by the BJP-IPFT government after it came to power in March 2018The present government had tabled two back to back zero deficit Budgets in the Assembly in its first two fiscals Had the previous government not left anything the present government would not have presented zero deficit Budgets for two consecutive years Sarkar a former chief minister saidSpeaking to journalists at his chamber in the state assembly Sarkar said the Budget for the 2022-23 FY that was presented in the House shows a deficit of Rs 56952 croreThe people of the state want the present government to unveil a white paper on how it offset the debt burden of the erstwhile regime and presented zero deficit budgets for two consecutive years he saidThe former chief minister also alleged the present government has removed around 50000 beneficiaries from the list of various social pensionsTherefore enhancing the amount of social pension to Rs 2000 for the downtrodden is not a big deal because around half a lakh beneficiaries are already denied of the benefit he pointed outCriticising the government for ignoring the aspirations of youth and government employees the Left leader said There is no mention about fresh appointment in government departments It seems the Budget declared a war against job aspirants In the past four years of the BJP regime 150 lakh employees have received DA only three times Earlier they used to get it twice in a year The erratic release of DA has widened the gap of DA between employees of the Central government and the stateAround 25- 28 per cent DA is pending for state government employees Sarkar claimedHe also expressed dismay as the five-day Budget session passed as many as ten BillsOur MLAs wanted to send at least two Bills to the select committee for further discussion but all the bills were passed riding on the strength of the Treasury Bench he added PTI PS MM MM

Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 18 (ANI): Disruption marred the beginning of Tripura Assembly's five-day budget session, as members of the Opposition parties staged a walkout soon after Governor Satyadeo Narayan Arya started delivering his customary address to mark the beginning of the business on Thursday.

Agartala Feb 27 PTI Veteran tribal leader Jitendra Choudhury was unanimously elected as the CPIMs Tripura unit state secretaryChoudhury was given the charge after the death of Gautam Das in September last year During the two-day state conference of the party 323 delegates unanimously elected him to the post for a period of three yearsChoudhury is a former minister of the state government and an ex-MPAfter two days of brainstorming in the presence of general secretary Sitaram Yechury politburo member Prakash Karat and opposition leader Manik Sarkar a 70-member state committee of the party was constitutedIn the state committee nine new faces have been included while only four woman leaders found a placeA 16-member state secretariat the CPIMs highest policy-making body in a state was formedRestoration of democratic values will be the top priority for the party as total lawlessness is prevailing across the state Choudhury said on SundayHe also expressed concern over the violence that erupted in Agartala on Saturday leaving several persons injuredThe state is witnessing a fascist rule under the BJP government The police are acting at the behest of a particular party We are confident of restoring democracy in the state with the help of peace-loving people he said PTI PS SOM SOM

Agartala Feb 19 PTI JDU leader Manindra Reang on Friday joined Tipra Motha in south TripuraPradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma the chairman of Tipra Motha welcomed the leader who was a minister in the Manik Sarkar government from 2013 to 2018 to the party foldReang before joining the JDU in 2019 was a member of the CPIThe door of Tipra Motha is open to all those who are Tiprasa indigenous people and love the dofa community from heart Tipra Motha doesnt consider which party he or she belongs to We see the dofa because we are on a mission to create Greater Tipraland Debbarma said at the programme at Manpathar in South Tripura district He however clarified that his outfit was not for the power hungryThe scion of an erstwhile royal family said We need to bring thangsa unity among the 19 tribes of the state to achieve Greater TipralandIf Reang people are attacked today in Kanchanpur Dumbur Santirbazar or Amarpur the 18 other tribes will stand by them We want to see unity among Tiprasa for the cause of Greater Tipraland he added PTI PS RMS RMS

Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 9 (ANI): The Tripura government on Tuesday launched a special immunization drive for expectant mothers and children to cover the left out population that did not receive the essential COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Agartala Jan 24 PTI Leader of Opposition and senior CPI-M leader Manik Sarkar on Monday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for their speech on the 50th statehood day of Tripura in which they praised the rule of the erstwhile kings Sarkar said the prime minister had in his speech not only highlighted the regime of the Manikya rulers in the state but also undermined the role of democratic movements in Tripura The prime minister insulted the democratic movement of the people by being silent on the subject of democratic movements in Tripura History always speaks the truth which cannot be always hid Truth must prevail he told reporters at the CPI-M state committee office here Sarkar alleged that BJP came to power in Tripura in 2018 by giving false assurances in its vision document that unemployment problems would be solved and the state would be developed beyond expectation But in fact it is reeling under crisis in every sector He criticized Shah for unveiling a document Lakshya Tripura which is the state governments ambitious development plan for the next 25 years Before 2018 the BJP published its poll pledges in the name of vision document but did not fulfill its promises in the last 46 months of the partys reign Now it is showing another false dream for the next 25 years It is nothing but a jumla Who asked BJP to prepare another false development plan when it will perhaps not be in power in the next election he said Sarkar said there is a long history of peoples movement for achieving a democratically elected government by ending monarchical rule The last ruler of the pricely state of Tripura Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur had tried to finish democratic movements During his speech on Tripura statehood day on January 21 Modi had said the BJP-led government at the Centre is focusing on development on connectivity infrastructure and technology sectors and the north eastern state is fast becoming a trade corridor and business hub of the region Sarkar claimed that the first planned development in the state had actually started when the Left Front government came to power in Tripura focused on developing the agricultural sector enhanced connectivity and contained the three decade-old insurgency problem in the state But neither the prime minister nor the union home minister had highlighted any role of the Left Front government He also alleged that the voice of opposition was silenced in Tripura ever since the BJP came to power in 2018 and many activists of the CPI-M were murdered injured and their houses set ablaze All the elections that took place were rigged and police and the administration were kept inactive the CPI-M Politburo member alleged PTI JOY KK KK KK

Agartala Jan 23 PTI Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said on Sunday that India got political independence 75 years ago but economic independence still remains elusive for millions of IndiansSpeaking at a programme the veteran CPIM leader said Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had the dream of an independent India where there will be no starvationIf the economic disparity is not removed political independence will not match to the peoples dream of attaining freedom ending the British rule he said at a blood donation camp organised by DYFI -- the youth wing of the CPIMThe blood donation camp was organised here to mark the birth anniversary of BoseNetaji had the dream of an independent India where there will be no starvation But what we are witnessing is that we are yet to get rid of such problems India over the last 10-12 years has been slipping from its earlier positions in different socio-economic indicators said Sarkar the leader of oppositionHe alleged that the RSS has been controlling the BJP government on all fronts to safeguard the interests of some corporatesPeople who are on the ground opposing the economic policies are being meticulously misguided on the basis of religion and caste The youths must understand the situation and stage massive agitation against the fascist style of rule Sarkar saidThe CPIM politburo member also hit out at the Narendra Modi government for rejecting the Republic Day tableaux of three non-BJP ruled states -- West Bengal Kerala and Tamil NaduNow the government announced that it will install a statue of Bose This is a face-saving exercise after the damage he said PTI CORR SOM SOM

Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 25 (ANI): Former Tripura Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Manik Sarkar on Friday launched a scathing attack on TIPRA motha, the ruling party of tribal district council areas. Sarkar felt that any attempt to create a divide among people is obviously is a part of the politics of both parties.

Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 2 (ANI): Negating the possibility of a poll alliance between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left parties, former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Wednesday lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee-led party for its double-standard politics.

Kolkata : BJP Legislator from Tripura Ashish Das was in touch with Trinmool Congress for months. On Tuesday shaved his head, took a dip in the Ganga and offered prayers at Kalighat’s Kali temple close to chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s home, saying he was performing an act of atonement before joining West Bengal’s ruling party. Earlier, BJP MLA, who reached Kolkata, described Mamata Banerjee as the ‘real leader of mother, soil, manush’ of Bengal and said that it would be a matter of pride for every Bengali if she becomes the prime minister in future.