Newly elected TMP members of TTAADC take oath

Pradyot Debbarma said he wants to involve resourceful persons, who are not directly involved in politics but can contribute to guiding the tribal council. Newly elected MDC Rajeshwar Debbarma said all the elected TMP members took the oath as the MDCs in the presence of the party supremo, except for four from the BJP.

All the newly elected Tipra Motha Party (TMP) members of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) were sworn in at a simple ceremony held at Khumulwng, West Tripura district, on Monday. Law Secretary Sankari Das administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly elected members of the district council in the presence of TMP founder, Pradyot Kishore Debbarma and senior leaders. Four BJP members who won the elections boycotted the swearing-in ceremony in protest against post-poll violence across the entire state that left over 2000 families homeless. The TMP had won 24 out of the 28 seats in the TTAADC elections. The BJP had won four seats. Talking to the media, the TMP chief said the new council will focus on key sectors such as education, health, drinking water and entrepreneurship development. ''We want to bring a change in the system to take Tripura forward. If we want to move forward, we have to change our mindset. Education, healthcare, drinking water and entrepreneurship development will take the front seat in the new council,'' he said. Pradyot Debbarma said he wants to involve resourceful persons, who are not directly involved in politics but can contribute to guiding the tribal council. ''There are many resourceful persons who are not directly associated with politics but possess knowledge to guide the tribal council in governance and development. I will take them on board for the betterment of the tribal council,'' he said. Newly elected MDC Rajeshwar Debbarma said all the elected TMP members took the oath as the MDCs in the presence of the party supremo, except for four from the BJP. ''We will try our level best to implement the vision of the party supremo, as the people have given a massive mandate in favour of the party. Discussions are already underway to select the Chairman, Chief Executive Member (CEM) and Executive Members (EMs) of TTAADC. The process is expected to be completed by the first week of May,'' he said.