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Time for regime change in Tripura: Amit Shah

The BJP president also said corrupt ministers will be jailed if the saffron party comes to power

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Amit Shah addresses an election rally in Ambasa, Tripura on Sunday
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BJP president Amit Shah called for a regime change in Left-dominated Tripura as the state heads for polls. Shah said on Sunday the change was necessary in face of the multiple failures of the Manik Sarkar government, including combating crimes against women and unemployment. Alleging that many Tripura ministers were directly involved in chit fund scams, he added they would be sent to jail if the saffron party comes to power.

Addressing two public rallies, Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Tripura, said he had seen a lack of development and instances of corruption in the states ruled by the Congress or communists. He claimed the BJP-ruled states are way ahead of those states in terms of development and transparency.

The BJP president said,"The BJP does not want a change for the sake of it...it wants so to bring about a qualitative change in governance to improve the lives of people."

"Seeing the huge gathering here, I can tell that a change has become inevitable in this state. The rate of crimes against women is very high and rule of law does not exist. Crime has become synonymous with CPI (M) rule," he said at the Kalui rally.

Shah claimed that in a small state like Tripura, which has a population of a little over 36 lakh, seven lakh youth are unemployed. "Those in the CPI (M) say, CM Manik Sarkar is a good man. We know that unemployment is an acute problem here, but they say Manik babu is a good man. What I want to know is, if he is so good, why does the condition of the people of the state tell a different story?" he said.

The BJP chief added that if the north-eastern state doesn't do away with Left rule, it will be reduced to a backward state in terms of women's safety, unemployment, and economic development.

At the Udaipur gathering, Shah said the BJP had demanded a CBI inquiry into the Rose Valley chit fund scam in the north-eastern state and alleged that the Left front did not order a probe to protect their own interest. "The BJP will form the next government here and within a month of that, we will identify those involved in scams and corruption. I am sure, many ministers are involved in the chit fund scams, and they will be sent to jail," he said.

Shah warned the ruling CPI (M) that any attempt by them to trigger violence in the run-up to the polls would not be spared. "The more they try to spread violence, the more the lotus (BJP's poll symbol) will bloom," he said.

Assembly polls are due as the term of the current House is scheduled to come to an end on March 6.

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