AGARTALA: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Agartala on Wednesday for a two-day visit to Tripura, but controversy broke out when the Union MoS (empowerment and social justice) Pratima Bhoumik entered the runway to receive her without invitation and evaded the list of protocols, even as tribal leaders were missing in the reception committee.
Chief minister Manik Saha had not included anybody’s name, except some officers in the reception programme of President Murmu at the airport, which triggered serious reaction from party functionaries here. The central leaders had directed the state government to win over tribal voters with a warm welcome planned for Murmu’s visit.
