The principal political opposition in Tripura is blaming prime minister Narendra Modi and his
massive rally in Agartala in March for the unprecedented increase of Covid instances in
Tripura’s capital city.
The positive rate in Agartala is close to 30 percent, while the overall positive momentum
for the state is 13.3%.
On Sunday, a statement from the Marxist Communist Party of Indian (CPI-M)-led Left Front
declared, “The central and state governments are aware of omicron, the new variant of
Covid-19 creating havoc across the country.
In this situation, the PM’s public rally has further aggravated the situation in Tripura”.
PM Modi held an event in Agartala on the 4th of January, following which he launched the
new terminal that is integrated at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Tripura.
A large crowd was gathered during the event to watch Modi.
The next day, the Trinamool Congress had also claimed that Prime Minister Modi for
“pushing thousands of lives into danger” and “turning Tripura into a Covid manufacturing
hub” by his rallies.
Chief Secretary for CPI-M Tripura, Jitendra Choudhury, stated that Coronavirus has
exploded following Modi’s rally across the state.
More than 1,070 new positive cases were discovered within Tripura on Sunday. Three
victims died from the disease.
A curfew for nighttime is being enforced to limit the recent increase within the state.
On Sunday, Mr. Chaudhury, with CPI chief Ranjit Majumder Forward Bloc leader Dulal Deb
and Revolutionary Socialist Party leader Dipak Deb, met Tripura the Chief Minister Biplab
Kumar Deb.
They suggested several measures to stop the spread of.
However, the Left leaders have stated that the Tripura government hasn’t yet put in devices
to analyze genome sequences of Omicron-related samples.
A lapse in this process could create a more complex situation.
Mr. Chaudhury, a CPI-M Central Committee member, stated that hundreds of people are
traveling to Tripura by train from all areas of the country, including Delhi, and depart at
different stations where there is no testing facility.
Additionally, the Tripura Governor has advised citizens to follow COVID-19 guidelines and
remain in self-isolation in the event of any of the symptoms.
“This is, indeed, true that the positivity rate in the Agartala Municipal Corporation area has
taken an alarming turn.
Yesterday, the positivity rate of the AMC areas was 28.23 percent which is much higher
than usual,” Mr. Deb declared on Sunday.
He said that the state government does not have any plans to enforce curfews during the
evening hours.
