BJP pins hopes on ‘Didi’ in Tripura

Express News Service

AGARTALA:  The BJP is pinning its hopes on Tripura’s ‘didi’ Pratima Bhoumik to seize the Dhanpur seat, a Left bastion since 1972. Four-time former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar of the CPM contested 5 instances (1998-2018) from Dhanpur within the Sipahijala district, which shares a border with Bangladesh, and by no means misplaced. He opted out this time, brightening the hopes of Bhoumik in addition to the BJP.

Dhanpur is in rural Tripura the place folks rely largely on agriculture to eke out a residing. The constituency has 31% Muslim voters. The fiery Bhoumik will probably be up in opposition to the CPM’s Kaushik Chanda, TIPRA Motha’s Amiya Dayal Noatia, Trinamool Congress’ Habil Miah and two others contesting as Independents. A straight contest is predicted between BJP and CPM.

This is the second time that Bhoumik is contesting from the seat. She misplaced to Sarkar in 2018 by a margin of 5,441 votes. The BJP had a statewide vote share of 1.54% within the 2013 elections that the Left gained for the fifth time in a row. But in 2018, the BJP stopped the Left juggernaut by successful 36 of the state’s 60 seats and forming the federal government.

“In 2018, the people voted the BJP to power to get freedom from the Left. This election will decide Tripura’s fate,” the 53-year-old instructed this newspaper. “Tripura is a small state and depends heavily on the Centre. There was no last-mile delivery of the Centre’s flagship programmes when the Left was in power. The Left discriminated against people on party and religious lines,” she stated.

When Bhoumik, who hails from a household of farmers and is the primary graduate in her village, joined the BJP in 1991, it was a fledgling social gathering. With the BJP’s progress within the state, she too climbed the ladders of success. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, she gained from the Tripura West seat and two years later, she turned the primary Central minister from the state.

CPM’s Sarkar says the “fascist” BJP compelled the 2 events to return collectively. “The BJP is nervous. It is enemy No 1 of the people of Tripura. We have to defeat it to protect the Constitution and secularism,” the veteran politician stated. The BJP captured energy in 2018 driving on its slogan of ‘Chalo Paltai’ (let’s change). Sarkar stated the modifications the BJP effected embody taking away residents’ rights, successful elections by “forgery”.

AGARTALA:  The BJP is pinning its hopes on Tripura’s ‘didi’ Pratima Bhoumik to seize the Dhanpur seat, a Left bastion since 1972. Four-time former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar of the CPM contested 5 instances (1998-2018) from Dhanpur within the Sipahijala district, which shares a border with Bangladesh, and by no means misplaced. He opted out this time, brightening the hopes of Bhoumik in addition to the BJP.

Dhanpur is in rural Tripura the place folks rely largely on agriculture to eke out a residing. The constituency has 31% Muslim voters. The fiery Bhoumik will probably be up in opposition to the CPM’s Kaushik Chanda, TIPRA Motha’s Amiya Dayal Noatia, Trinamool Congress’ Habil Miah and two others contesting as Independents. A straight contest is predicted between BJP and CPM.

This is the second time that Bhoumik is contesting from the seat. She misplaced to Sarkar in 2018 by a margin of 5,441 votes. The BJP had a statewide vote share of 1.54% within the 2013 elections that the Left gained for the fifth time in a row. But in 2018, the BJP stopped the Left juggernaut by successful 36 of the state’s 60 seats and forming the federal government.

“In 2018, the people voted the BJP to power to get freedom from the Left. This election will decide Tripura’s fate,” the 53-year-old instructed this newspaper. “Tripura is a small state and depends heavily on the Centre. There was no last-mile delivery of the Centre’s flagship programmes when the Left was in power. The Left discriminated against people on party and religious lines,” she stated.

When Bhoumik, who hails from a household of farmers and is the primary graduate in her village, joined the BJP in 1991, it was a fledgling social gathering. With the BJP’s progress within the state, she too climbed the ladders of success. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, she gained from the Tripura West seat and two years later, she turned the primary Central minister from the state.

CPM’s Sarkar says the “fascist” BJP compelled the 2 events to return collectively. “The BJP is nervous. It is enemy No 1 of the people of Tripura. We have to defeat it to protect the Constitution and secularism,” the veteran politician stated. The BJP captured energy in 2018 driving on its slogan of ‘Chalo Paltai’ (let’s change). Sarkar stated the modifications the BJP effected embody taking away residents’ rights, successful elections by “forgery”.