Manik Saha 2.0 in Tripura... POWERED BY ‘BRAND MODI’

Architects of BJP’s Northeast win; Modi, Shah, Nadda and Himanta attended oath ceremony

Manik Saha takes oath as Chief Minister of Tripura along with eight-member cabinet team with him

Moni Sharma

Agartala: Manik Saha took oath for the second time as Tripura Chief Minister on Wednesday after the BJP clinched a victory in the February 16 Assembly polls.

Eight other ministers were sworn in on Wednesday.

During the oath ceremony here, top BJP brass was accompanied by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Arunachal

CM Pema Khanda, Manipur CM N Biren Singh and Sikkim CM PS Tamang. Also on the stage was BJP’s Biplab Deb, who was replaced by Saha mid-term. However, three cabinet berths have still been kept vacant anticipating that the second largest party TIPRA Motha would join the government, if not, then these would be filled up in the next phase, the BJP sources said.

WAAH! PM NARENDRA MODI CONGRATULATES SAHA

PM Narendra Modi congratulated Manik Saha on taking oath as Tripura Chief Minister and said he and his team of newly sworn-in ministers will certainly deliver on the mandate given by the people of the State once again.

IN chopper meets with accident off Mumbai coast

Mumbai (FIB): An advanced light helicopter (ALH) of the Indian Navy on Wednesday met with an accident off the Mumbai coast. The Navy said 3 crew members were safely rescued by a naval patrol craft. An inquiry to investigate the incident has also been ordered, it said “The Indian Navy ALH on a routine sortie off Mumbai ditched close to the coast.

Immediate Search and Rescue ensured safe recovery of crew of three by naval patrol craft,” the Navy said in a brief statement. P3 at Swami Vivekananda Stadium, in Agartala.

THE NEW SAHA TEAM INCLUDES...

4 new ministers was retained from previous govt. They are Ratan Lal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy , Shantana Chakma and Sushanta Chowdhury. BJP inducted 3 new ministers from within its ranks - Tinku Roy, a close confidante of Biplab Deb, Bikash Debbarma, chief of BJP’s Scheduled Tribes Morcha, and Sudhanshu Das. BJP’s ally IPFT, which was routed in these elections, got one ministerial berth. Sukla Charan Noatia from IPFT took oath as minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pats on the shoulder of newly sworn-in Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha at the Swami Vivekananda Stadium, in Agartala on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Himanta Biswa Sarma, N Biren Singh and Pema Khandu in Agartala on Wednesday.

I am committed to the development of the state with any political consideration. I believe in a democracy people have the right to vote for Opposition parties and the co-existence of the ruling party and opposition is the beauty of India, which led to development and prosperity. Under the guidance of PM Modiji we shall drive Tripura into a model state.

—Manik Saha, Tripura Chief Minister

NO TALK OF ALLIANCE: TIPRA MOTHA CHIEF AFTER MEETING SHAH, NADDA

H M Amit Shah along with JP Nadda, Manik Saha and Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday met Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarma in Agartala amid speculations that the tribal party, which had made an impressive show in the assembly elections, is likely to join hands with the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections. Debbarma took to Twitter to clarify that issues such as alliance and cabinet were not discussed. He said Shah has started process for a constitutional solution for indigenous people of Tripura and an interlocutor for this process would be appointed within a specified time frame.