On 27 June, the Chief Minister of Tripura Manik Saha met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
In New Delhi, Chief Minister Manik Saha of Tripura State has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the New Parliament House to discuss various developmental issues about the state.
“Delighted to meet with Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji at the New Parliament House, New Delhi. I also conveyed the enthusiasm of sisters & brothers of #Tripura for Modi 3.0. We also discussed various developmental issues in order to fulfil our commitment of #ViksitBharat,” Mr. Saha posted on X.
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According to an official release, “During the meeting, the Chief Minister requested PM Modi for a new railway link from Belonia in Tripura to Feni in Bangladesh, Indo-Bangladesh connectivity through the Maitri bridge in South Tripura district, construction of 15 new Eklavya Residential Schools and declaring MBB airport at Agartala as International airport.”
As per an official release “The Chief Minister also urged PM Modi for establishment of Agar International Trade and Research Centre at Agartala, inclusion of Sabroom-Ramgarh-Chittagong and Sabroom-Ramgarh-Mongla route as protocol route for transit and trans-shipment.”
Moreover, he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to sanction two more India Reserve battalions and release funds under security-related expenditure.
Sainik School was one among other things asked by CM from Defence minister Rajnath Singh who requested setting it up on Assam Rifles land at Teliamura in Khowai district and Udaipur in Gumati district while he sought AIIMS like institute from Union Health & Family Welfare minister J P Nadda for the state.
