BJP releases list of 48 candidates for Tripura elections

New Delh (PTI): The BJP on Saturday announced its first list of 48 candidates for the Tripura Assembly polls, fielding Union minister Pratima Bhoumik from Dhanpur.

State Chief Minister Manik Saha has been nominated as a BJP candidate from Town Bordowali. Party leaders Anil Baluni and Sambit Patra on Saturday announced the BJP's candidates for the Tripura assembly polls at a press conference in the party headquarters here. Bhoumik is a Union minister in the BJPled government at the Centre. She is an MP from Tripura.

In the last assembly polls in 2018, the BJP for the time had formed a government in Tripura, considered the left bastion. The CPI(M) had

Kolkata (Agencies):

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday alleged that the state govt diverted central funds allocated for midday meal (MDM) scheme to pay compensation to families of the 2022 Bogtui carnage victims.

In a series of tweets, Adhikari said: “CM @ MamataOfficial paid compensation to the victims’ kin; burnt alive in the Bogtui carnage at Birbhum District, from the Mid Day Meal funds. Doing charity for photo op, that too by misusing Central Govt funds meant for food & nutrition of school children!

It’s a financial crime.

“She’s swindling MDM funds & has cast her evil eyes on the nourishment of poor students. I will inform Hon’ble Union Education Minister; Shri @ dpradhanbjp Ji about the financial transgression & request him to initiate legal action against the CM, Chief Secretary & Birbhum DM.”

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