The new president of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee, Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debburman was welcomed by the supporters of the Congress in the Maharaja Bir Bikram airport in Agartala on Saturday.
A bike and car rally was organized to welcome the new State Congress president.
Debbarma,
also the royal scion of the Manikya dynasty that ruled Tripura for more
than 500 years, was the working president of the state Congress and got
the new charge from Congress president Rahul Gandhi a few days back.
Later,
Debbarman after visiting the workers and leaders at the Congress Bhavan
in Agartala met former chief minister and Opposition leader Samir Ranjan Barman at his residence and requested him to work for reviving lost political grounds of the Congress in the State.
He
said that under his leadership all Congress persons who felt alienated
during the last few years will be taken back to the party and Samir
Ranjan Barman is an asset to the Congress party which should give due
respect to the seniors.
The TPCC president also said that he had a
discussion with Rahul Gandhi and AICC observer for Tripura Luizinho
Faleiro one returning old Congress leaders including Barman to
rejuvenate the party.
Pradyot said that he aims to end the
criminalization of politics and build a party with young educated
professionals so that people have the feeling that Congress is the party
of the future where good people can feel that they are part of a
movement.
He added, “I will try and ensure that criminals cannot
enter the party and image of the party improves and acceptable to the
young people from various walks of life. I want to make Congress as a
more inclusive party and not only in terms of faith and religion but in
terms of ideas and responsibilities.”
On the present
India-Pakistan situation, the Congress leader said, “I don’t want to
involve what’s happening in Pakistan across the border with politics.
Our Army is one of the best Armies in the world, our Air Force is one of
the best in the world, let them decide what is right for our country.
Congress party or BJP has no role to speak on military actions.”
Meantime,
in March 2017, Barman was expelled from the party on the allegation of
anti-party activities but after meeting the new TPCC president he said
that it was a great relief for him to join back to his party and he
shall definitely go by what his president says.
