Agartala, Jan 13: Union Minster Anurag Thakur on Friday asserted insurgency in the Northeast region has reduced by 89 percent in recent years and civilian killings due to such armed movements has also recorded a sharp decline.
Addressing a gathering of youth at the Yuva Samvad @2047 in Agartala, Anurag Thakur said, “After BJP came to power at the Centre, the insurgency related incidents reduced by 89 percent in the Northeast. Civilian killings due to such armed movement also declined by around 90 percent in this region. The Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) was also withdrawn from a vast area of the Northeast and normalcy has been restored. In Tripura as well, peace accords were signed with insurgent groups to bring peace and tranquillity across the state.”
The Union Minister also urged the youth to contribute their bit to nation-building. “Today, I want to recall the contribution of freedom fighters like Saheed Bhagat Singh, Chandrasekhar Azaad, and Veer Savarkar who sacrificed their lives to free India from the clutches of British rule. Today’s youth need not sacrifice their lives. I want them to contribute in whichever possible manner they can to nation-building. You have to be aware of your rights but you should consciously perform all your responsibilities towards the country,” Thakur said.
The Union Minister further appealed to the youth to be cautious about whom they were going to vote for and said that the “ballot is stronger than the bullet”.
“Today’s youth need to raise their voice against injustice, social prejudices, crime, radicalism, pollution, and other key issues hindering India’s growth. Tripura was ruled by the Communist government for years and no development had taken place. BJP laid the foundation of development in Tripura and if the party is elected for second time, the state will see more development,” he asserted.
The BJP-IPFT alliance swept the 2018 Tripura Assembly polls, winning a two-third majority in the 60-member house and ending the 25-year-long Left rule in the state.
