Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Monday lauded the “all-round development of Tripura” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the government has “brought an end to political violence” by creating an “atmosphere of peace”.
He also slammed the previous Communist Party of India (Marxist) government for “encouraging terrorism and infiltration” in the northeastern state. JP Nadda is on a two-day visit to Tripura, which is slated to go to assembly polls next year.
“CPM’s rule of 35 years hasn’t done anything for women, ignored tribal, exploited youths. They encouraged terrorism and infiltration. The insurgency was at its peak and drug smuggling was a thriving business,” Nadda said during a press conference here.
“Political violence has stopped in Tripura. Earlier, we used to hear about incidents of political violence day in and day out. We are in the government today and can say responsibly that we have brought an end to political violence by creating an atmosphere of peace. There has been a huge decline in terrorist activities,” he stated, adding that Tripura is marching forward in the mainstream.
Nadda praised the state government, which was earlier led by Biplab Deb and later by Manik Saha after the former stepped down to strengthen the party for the upcoming Assembly polls, saying there has been development in the state. The BJP chief also laid down the developmental work done in the state, including work done in agriculture, health, and infrastructure. Earlier, Nadda paid floral tributes to the statue of Dr Shyamaprasad and Deendayal Upadhyaya at Tripura University.