Last Update: February 07, 2023, 09:30 IST
Agartala (including Jogendranagar), India
Mamata said that Trinamool Congress workers and leaders have been attacked (ANI photo)
The Trinamool on Sunday released the first list of 22 candidates for the Tripura Assembly elections to be held on February 16.
Chief Minister of West Bengal and Trinamool Congress Supremo Mamata Banerjee She began her two-day visit to the poll-bound Tripura on Monday and will address a road-show and an election rally on Tuesday.
Banerjee said Tripura is her home as she has visited the state several times after being in the Congress.
Accompanied by Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, she reached Agartala on Monday evening and then went to Udaipur in southern Tripura, where she offered prayers at the Tripura Sundari Temple – built by King Dhanya Manikya in 1501 and one of the 51 Shaktipeeths in the country.
“I performed the puja to ensure the welfare of my Maa-Mati-Manush. Whenever I go to Tripura, I come to this temple and visit many places of religious importance because I respect all religions.”
I was among the three leaders who did maximum work when Congress came to power in this state. That’s why I know the different regions of Tripura from Sonamura to Kailashahar. When there was no one and the BJP was torturing the people, it was the Trinamool Congress that stood here with the people.
Pointing out the similarities between the cultures in Tripura and West Bengal, he said that Bengal and Tripura share a deep connection. “I consider Tripura as my home so I have returned to my home. I can speak my language here and eat food of my choice. From food to dress and behaviour, everything is almost the same.”
Sharing her concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, the West Bengal Chief Minister said that Trinamool Congress workers and leaders have been attacked. He said vehicles of leaders including party’s Rajya Sabha members Sushmita Dev, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Dola Sen, Rajib Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee have been vandalised.
The Trinamool on Sunday released the first list of 22 candidates for the 60-seat Tripura Assembly elections to be held on February 16.
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