Agartala, Jan 28: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on January 28 said the BJP-led double-engine government was firmly committed to the all-round development of the state’s tribal society, which he said had been deprived of its rightful benefits for decades.
Addressing a public meeting in Sabroom, Saha said democracy derived its true strength from empowering ordinary citizens and ensuring their meaningful participation in governance. He said successive governments in the past had failed to address the long-standing concerns of tribal communities, but the present dispensation had taken consistent steps to bridge those gaps.
“With the goal of holistic development of the tribal society, the current double-engine government under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party is working tirelessly,” the Chief Minister said in a post on the social media platform X. He added that these efforts had helped foster trust and confidence among people across all sections of society.
Saha pointed to the large and spontaneous turnout of tribal men and women at the BJP’s public meeting held at the Shyam Singh Higher Secondary School field in Sabroom as an indication of growing public support.
He said India, as the world’s largest independent, sovereign and democratic nation, thrived on the participation of every community. The enthusiastic presence of tribal communities at public programmes, he added, reflected renewed faith in democratic institutions and in the development agenda of BJP-led governments at both the Centre and the state.
Reiterating the government’s commitment to inclusive growth, the Chief Minister said focused efforts would continue to ensure that tribal communities received their due share of development and welfare initiatives.
