"Train travel allows me to remain connected with public": Tripura CM Manik Saha

AGARTALA: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday travelled by a regular passenger train to attend the inauguration and foundation-laying ceremony of 15 major development projects, including a hospital, a primary health centre, and multiple school buildings in Kumarghat, Unakoti district of Tripura.

While speaking to ANI during the journey, CM Saha said, “Train travel is convenient and allows me to remain connected with the public. Since the launch of the Act East Policy by our Hon'ble Prime Minister, connectivity in the Northeast has improved significantly. Common people prefer trains, and so do I.”

“Today I am visiting Kumarghat in the Unakoti district, where I will be inaugurating several important development projects. These include a hospital, a primary health centre, school buildings, and more,” he added.

Passengers were left surprised but delighted to see the Chief Minister sharing a compartment with them, chatting freely, and listening to their concerns without any political airs.

Co-passenger Ataur Rahman, who was travelling to Siliguri, said, “I’m feeling very happy. I’m travelling from Agartala to Siliguri, and our Chief Minister is sitting beside me. He is talking to everyone around, and it feels really nice to see him mingling so freely with the general public, just like one of them.”

Another passenger, Dibakar Dutta, added, “I’m feeling really happy. The minister is travelling with common people on the train, and it feels so nice. I've never seen a minister travel like this with ordinary people before.” (ANI)

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