Agartala:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has “restored peace” in Tripura after 27 years of “misrule” by the Left Front.
Mr. Shah arrived in Tripura on Saturday night, a poll. Speaking at the Vijay Sankalp Rally in Chandipur, he said, “The BJP has restored peace and stability to Tripura by signing a peace deal with insurgent groups. Earlier, Tripura was marred by fear, violence and corruption under Congress and communist regimes.”
“Your vote will change the fate of Tripura. Give your vote to the BJP and see the development in the state,” he added.
Mr. Shah lashed out at the Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist), saying that both sides were ignoring the plight of Tripura’s poor and indigenous people.
“The Congress-left alliance has done nothing for the poor and tribal people of Tripura. They have only exploited the people of the state by doing nothing. After coming to power in the state, the BJP worked for the overall development of Tripura The state that was riddled with corruption and violence has now developed under Biplab Kumar Deb and Manik Saha,” Mr. Shah said.
Mr Shah said that “Cadre Raj” dominated Tripura during 25 years of rule by leftist parties.
“The communist cadre killed congress workers, but now they have formed an alliance to defeat the BJP. But that will not happen because we have done a great job in the state in the past five years. If they are voted into power, then” Jungle’ Raj’ will return to Tripura,” he added.
Mr Shah alleged that Tripura saw many scams from the left in the state during the government, including the Rs 115 crore MGNREGA scam, the chit fund scam and others.
Speaking at a public rally in Unakoti district, the Union Home Secretary claimed that the Pradyot Deb Barma-led Tipra Motha Party (TMP) has signed a “secret pact” with the Congress-left alliance.
“After CPI(M) formed an alliance with Congress, they proved they cannot beat the BJP,” he said. “The Left Front has made Tipra Motha one of their pawns and the three parties are ‘triple trouble’ for Tripura”.
The Union Home Minister said that the BJP government aims to provide homes for poor people in the state by 2025.
Elections for the 60-seat Tripura Assembly will be held on February 16. The counting of the votes will take place on March 2. The BJP is contesting 55 seats while its ally, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) is contesting five seats.
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