Supriyo criticises Tripura Govt as no state minister turns up

Union Minister Babul Supriyo today criticised the Left Front Government in Tripura as no state minister participated in the Digidhan Mela here today.

The Digidhan Mela was jointly inaugurated by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Supriyo, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

"Two Central Ministers have come here, but not a single minister of the Tripura Government was present in the programme, which was organised by the state Government. Is it because we belong to the ministry headed by Narendra Modi, that they did not come to meet us?", Supriyo asked at a press conference here.

Supriyo said, "there should not be any kind of politics on the issue of development. In a federal structure development can take place with the cooperation of the State and Centre. But here politics is so unfortunate. Had any Tripura minister met us and discussed about the problems of the state, it could have been solved. This kind of attitude would not help anyone."

Rudy said the number of people Below Poverty Line (BPL) was coming down in the country but in Tripura it was "rising".

He said railway connectivity would be extended in parts of Khowai and Unakoti district and Kamalpur in Dhalai district.

"The Railways has sanctioned money for conducting a survey in Khowai and Unakoti district and Kamalpur in Dhalai district for extending railway tracks in those areas which still remained uncovered", Rudy said.

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