Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the BJP’s ‘Hira’ connectivity and ‘Tri-Shakti’ welfare promises had put Tripura on the fast track to development.

Addressing his first poll rally (watch his speech here) in the state at Thakurpalli maidan in Ambassa in the central Tripura district of Dhalai Saturday (11 February) noon — Modi asserted that the BJP has brought Tripura out of the darkness which the Congress and the Left had pushed the state into.

Addressing a large rally, comprising a huge number of tribals, Modi said that till 2018, Tripura was infamous for violence, fear, poverty and backwardness.

Highlighting the ‘revolutionary changes’ that the BJP has heralded in Tripura, Modi said that his party’s ‘Hira’ promise — highways, internet, railways and airways — had changed the lives of the people.

The ‘triple-A’ of the party’s ‘Tri-Shakti Sankalp’ — awas (housing), arogya (health) and aamdani (livelihood) — had also benefited the people of Tripura immensely.

Here are the highlights of his speech:

Work is in full swing to double the total length of highways in Tripura. Five thousand kilometre of rural roads have been constructed. The upgraded Agartala airport is now a world-class one.

Mobile towers are being erected and optic fibre cables are being laid to provide fast internet connectivity to even the remotest parts of Tripura.

Rail and road connectivity through Bangladesh, linkages with sea ports in Bangladesh and development of waterways will benefit Tripura immensely

Three lakh pucca houses have been built and that has benefited at least ten lakh people in the state with a population of about 40 lakh.

More than two lakh poor people of Tripura have availed treatment through the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

More than four lakh houses now have piped potable water connections and toilets.

Three lakh households have benefited from the Ujjwala scheme.

More than 2.5 lakh farmers of Tripura have received money under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.

Till five years ago, opposition parties were scared to even put up their party flags. “Now you see flags of all parties fluttering around. That’s the deliverance from fear that we have brought about,” said Modi.

Left cadres used to extort chanda (donation) for everything even from the poor. The chanda culture has been wiped out completely.

Dhalai was one of the most backward districts of the country till five years ago. Today, it ranks second in the list of 110 aspirational districts of the country.

The BJP is committed to the welfare of tribals. The Vajpayee government was the first to set up a separate ministry for welfare of tribals and this year, it has received a record budgetary allocation of Rs five lakh crore.

Beware of the opportunistic Left and Congress who have joined hands to fool the people of Tripura for their own political gains.

The Prime Minister's speech drew loud applause from thousands who had travelled long distances to hear him.

Clad in a turban made from cloth with tribal motifs and a matching half jacket, Modi was at his oratorical best as he cautioned the people against falling for the ‘false promises’ of the opposition parties.

The BJP will dedicate itself with renewed vigour to work for the benefit of the people of Tripura and the state will benefit much more over the next five years, promised Modi.

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