Former Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency, Biplab Kumar Deb, criticised leaders who had previously left the Congress party in protest against its alliance with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), but are now advocating for the same alliance. Without naming PCC president and his rival candidate Asish Kumar Saha, and former Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman, he alleged that they compromised their political ideologies for personal gain and benefit.
During an interaction with journalists here on Tuesday, Mr. Deb, who served as Chief Minister for four-and-a-half years before being replaced by incumbent Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, in a hasty reshuffle in 2022, is also a member of the Rajya Sabha, a position he will have to relinquish if he wins the upcoming election. His return to State politics as a BJP candidate for the West Tripura seat is significant, as it was previously thought that his removal from the Chief Ministership would be a permanent stance of the BJP high command.
“Unlike others, we as BJP workers do not engage in political manoeuvring. Our motto is to make India strong and work towards the welfare and development of the people,” Mr. Deb stated. He also pointed out that the people have witnessed the BJP’s relentless efforts towards nation building.
