AGARTALA: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha participated in the bhumi pujan (groundbreaking ceremony) of the new police headquarters at Agartala on Sunday (January 8), which was also his birthday.
The Chief Minister holds the portfolio of the State Home Ministry.
The State Government was looking for land to establish a new police headquarters complex for quite some time, the CM said, adding, "I hope this new headquarters will accelerate the pace of police procedures. The day-to-day activities would be facilitated as well. We were searching for land for a long period of time for such headquarters to be established".
Amitabh Ranjan, Director General of Police (DGP), Tripura, also said on the occasion, "We were searching for the place but was not getting a suitable place. The old police headquarters did not have such infrastructure. We are very happy to uplift the infrastructure of Tripura Police. Within the next two-three months, the construction of the new headquarter will start. The State Government has helped us a lot. We expect the same from the Central Government too. It's an important day for the Tripura Police".
Chief Minister Saha is also scheduled to take part in the 'Jan Viswas Yatra' on Monday. He will offer his prayer at the temple of Tripureswari Mandir in Udaipur.
Notably, the Tripura BJP has started the 'Jan Viswas Yatra' programme to strengthen the party's support base in the State. Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the 'Jan Viswas Yatra' from Dhamanagar in the North Tripura district and Sabroom in the South Tripura district on Thursday last.
BJP national president JP Nadda will be present on the concluding day of the yatra on January 12, where he will address the masses.
The yatra will last for eight days and cover 60 constituencies of the State. The main purpose of the yatra is to showcase the developmental works that the BJP Government has done since 2018. (ANI)
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