Dr Saha Attends Mann Ki Baat at July 27 Attack Site, Sends Defiant Message to Attackers
Agartala, Aug 31: Sending a strong message to the perpetrators who attacked BJP activists while the latter were listening ‘Mann Ki Baat’on July 27, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Sunday said the BJP government prioritises the development and welfare of the people, and the lawbreakers will be punished. Allegedly, BJP’s ally in Tripura TIPRA Motha Party (TMP) activists was behind the attack.
Dr. Saha also pointed out that the present government has been working for the development of Janjati people and Janjati areas. For that, in the 2024-25 Financial Year, an additional Rs 170 crore has been allocated to TTAADC, and in the 2025-26 FY, Rs 860 crore has been sanctioned.
সারা বিশ্ববাসী দেশের যশস্বী প্রধানমন্ত্রী শ্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদী জীর কথা শুনতে চায়। তাঁরা অনুষ্ঠান নিয়ে রীতিমতো চর্চা করে। আমি অত্যন্ত খুশি খোয়াই জেলার আশারামবাড়ির ৩০নং বুথে বিগত দিনে এই কার্যক্রমে যে কাপুরুষোচিত আক্রমণ সংঘটিত হয়েছে, আজ এই এলাকার শুভ বুদ্ধি সম্পন্ন মানুষের… pic.twitter.com/2utgE6errW
— Prof.(Dr.) Manik Saha (@DrManikSaha2) August 31, 2025
While addressing a gathering, organised on the occasion of the 125th edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ at East Takchaya in Asharambari in Khowai district, the Chief Minister said: “I have given a free hand to the police to take appropriate action against those who unleash violence and take the law into their own hands. Those who break the law will be given proper punishment; nobody will be spared.”
CM Dr Saha, who holds the Home portfolio, in his address, expressed strong anguish over the attack on the BJP Karyakartas on July 27 in the same Asharambari areas.
He announced that the police, without any political pressure, have been trying to protect the democratic rights of the people and establish the rule of law.
TMP workers allegedly attacked the BJP functionaries when they assembled at a village in the Asharambari area during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on July 27, injuring nine party ‘karyakartas’ (workers).
The TMP, headed by former royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, is a partner of the ruling BJP, and it has two ministers in the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Saha.
The Chief Minister said that ‘Mann Ki Baat’ is a non-political programme, and the Prime Minister, through this programme, highlighted various individual and organisational developments and achievements across the country.
Calling the July 27 violent attack “a dark chapter that has defamed Tripura across the nation”, CM Dr Saha said he had taken it as a challenge to personally attend August 31 ‘Mann Ki Baat’ at the same location to prove that the BJP would not be cowed down by violence.
“During the 35 years of rule by the Left parties and five years of Congress, such politics thrived in Tripura. Our government is determined to put an end to this violent culture,” he asserted.
CM Dr Saha also lashed out at Congress and RJD leaders in Bihar for allegedly using abusive language against Prime Minister Modi and his late mother.
“A Chaiwala (tea-seller) and a man from a poor family became the Prime Minister. This did not go down well with the Congress, RJD and other opposition parties. Not only people of Bihar, but people of the entire country would not tolerate such abusive and offensive comments,” he added.
Highlighting the government’s schemes and projects for the development of the tribal inhabited areas and welfare of tribal life, culture and tradition, CM Saha said: “The BJP government is working to improve the overall living standards of all communities, including Janajati brothers and sisters.”
Besides the Chief Minister, many BJP leaders, including the state party and prominent tribal leader General Secretary Bipin Debbarma, attended the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ related gathering. (Edited)
