President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday visited the Durgabari tea estate in west Tripura where she interacted with the workers of the tea garden. Murmu asked the garden workers if they could identify Chief Minister Manik Saha, and local MLA Krishnadhan Das from among the people accompanying her.
The workers replied in the positive.
Then she told them, “They are local… Contact them if you have any demand or problem.”
“Do you send your kids to school? Send your children to schools regularly. Are you getting free rice and benefits of other government schemes?” she asked Ashtami Munda, one of the five-six female tea garden workers with whom she interacted.
Das later told reporters that the interaction was remarkable.
“For the first time, a president visited our tea estate. It was a great feeling,” he said.
A cultural programme was also organised in honour of the president at the garden.
Today visited Durgabari Tea Garden & Tea Processing Factory in presence of Hon’ble President Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji.
The Hon’ble President interacted with the tea workers about the benefits being provided to them under Mukhyamantri Cha Shramik Kalyan Prakalpa & central schemes. pic.twitter.com/u7zRl813wx
— Prof.(Dr.) Manik Saha (@DrManikSaha2) October 12, 2022
President Murmu had earlier in the day inaugurated the National Law University (NLU) at Narsingarh in West Tripura district after reaching the Northeastern state on a maiden two-day visit.
Murmu was received at the airport by Chief Minister Manik Saha, Governor Satya Narayan Arya, and Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik.
She was accorded guard of honour by the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) at the airport.
From the airport, she went to Narsingarh to take part in the inaugural function, which was also attended by the chief minister and Tripura High Court Chief Justice Indrajit Mohanty and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath.
President of India inaugurating the National Law University (NLU) at Narsingarh in West Tripura district on 12 October. (Photo credit: @DrManikSaha2)
