Tripura joined the nation in celebrating the 53rd Republic day with the chief minister calling upon the security forces to stamp out insurgency from the state. State Governor Lt Gen (retd) K M Seth hoisted the national flag at Raj Bhaban on Saturday while Chief Minister Manik Sarkar unfurled the tricolour and took the salute of the security forces at Assam Rifles grounds Agartala on Saturday morning.
The chief minister appealed to the forces to dedicate their service to crush insurgency and establish peace in state. In a speech on the eve of Republic Day, the governor also had urged the insurgents in the state to shun the path of violence and join the mainstream to build up a prosperous state. Bureau Report