Prime Minister Narendra Modi. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Security tightened across Tripura for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the northeastern state on December 18 Elections are due early next yearofficials said.
West Tripura District Magistrate (DM) Debpriya Bardhan said the PM is expected to land at the Maharaja Bir Bikram airport at 2.25 pm and leave for Agartala’s Vivekananda Maidan, where he will address a rally amid tight security.
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Shri Bardhan said that he would lay foundation stones of several initiatives and inaugurate several projects, besides interacting with the beneficiaries of the Central and State Governments.
The DM said that special trains have been arranged to bring people from all over the state to the rally.
Along with this, buses will also be installed to take the beneficiaries of government schemes to the public meeting.
Mr. Bardhan said that Modi will go to the state guest house at around 4 pm after the rally.
BJP sources said that keeping in mind the assembly elections to be held next year, the PM will hold separate meetings of the state ministers and the BJP core committee.
PM is scheduled to leave the state at 7.15 pm
The BJP government has urged central and state government officials in Agartala to attend the rally.
“We are expecting 72,000 beneficiaries to turn up at Vivekananda Maidan on December 18. The entire ground will be under CCTV surveillance,” he said.
West Tripura Superintendent of Police Shankar Debnath said the BSF has also been put on alert in view of the Prime Minister’s visit.
“BSF and Tripura State Rifles (TSR) are jointly patrolling the border areas,” said Mr. Debnath.
“We are expecting 72,000 beneficiaries at Vivekananda Ground on 18th December”Debpriya BardhanDistrict Magistrate, West Tripura