Tripura royal blames Congress' lack of interest and BJP's misgovernance
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Rajbari: Maharaja Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman, chief of Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (Tipra Motha), on Saturday slammed Congress and BJP for the state's current situation. He said Tripura has not progressed due to Congress' lack of interest and BJP's misgovernance.
"What we need is empowerment, we need constitutional protection, employment, and a better livelihood. So I want to tell the people of Tripura that for the last 70 years, they have played with you all. Now it's your time to come into the field and make your own future," he told ANI.
The royal also blamed the communist party that ruled the state for the longest time. He said it is very unfortunate that communist ideologies along with Congress and BJP have not allowed Tripura to progress.
Speaking about his own political ambitions, he said he did not come into politics to earn money. "For the first time since Independence, a local party is trying something new. We have not given candidates from only one community but from every community and religion."
The party chief also responded to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma remarking that Tipra Motha alone cannot form the government. He said the BJP similarly cannot form a government in Meghalaya, Mizoram, or Nagaland and people should not vote for it. "If the BJP cannot win the election on its own strength, then don't do it."
Barman said he wants people to know what the party is thinking through its manifesto. "We want a manifesto to come out so that everyone gets to know what our thinking is if we come to power. Till now parties from Delhi used to make manifestos and announce them to us. We wanted to listen to the requests of our people."
He also expressed hope that the public will accept them into power and underlined 15 issues to be solved within 150 days of coming to power. "We will take action if we come to power. We have not said that we will change the whole world but there are 15 realistic things like health, education, women's safety, CAA, minorities rights, tribal rights, women empowerment, jobs, the problem of drinking water," said the party chief.
Tripura will go to Assembly polls on February 16 and votes will be counted on March 2.