Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Monday said that development of the country is not possible without developing the Janajati community and informed that he has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to address some of the problems faced by the Bru people in the state.

Dr Saha said this while addressing the District Level Mega Campaign on Dharti Aaba Jan Bhagidari Abhiyan at Gobinda Community Hall, Belbari RD Block, Jirania Sub-Division today.

“If we can’t develop the backward class people, then development of the country is not possible. PM Modi has been working for the Janajati people since 2014. Our President of India also belongs to the Janajati community, and one Janajati—who belongs to our royal family—is the Governor of Telangana. All such things have been possible because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. What PM Modi says, he does. We really feel proud to have such a Prime Minister. He has been working to make the country stronger and to ensure a safe future for the next generation,” said Dr Saha.

He said people have seen how scams took place before 2014, and the same thing happened in Tripura before 2018.

“They used the Janajati community for vote bank politics. Now, the BJP government always thinks about the people and the development of the Janajati community by making them self-reliant. The way PM Modi connects with people through Mann Ki Baat, I doubt if any leader in the world connects like that. We are public representatives, but we must not forget who we are here for, we must work for the people. We have so many beneficiary schemes. We must ensure that these schemes are implemented, and PM Modi personally takes note of whether they are being implemented,” he said.

He further said that in Tripura, the present state government is providing various beneficiary schemes to the people ranging from drinking water, hostels for Janajati students, tribal multipurpose marketing centres, and providing land pattas.

Dr Saha said that under the Dharti Aaba Jan Bhagidari, 779 Gram Panchayats and Village Councils will be benefitted, with 20 departments involved in the initiative.

He highlighted how the previous Left Front government had neglected the Bru people and mentioned the efforts of the BJP government since 2018 to improve their condition.

“Recently, I met them and became aware of their problems. I have sent a letter to the Home Minister regarding their issues to ensure they are resolved,” he added.

During the event, Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy, Tribal Welfare Minister Bikas Debbarma, social worker Bipin Debbarma, West District Magistrate Dr. Vishal Kumar, Dr. K. Sashikumar (Secretary, Tribal Welfare), West District SP Kiran Kumar, and others were present.